Rescuers Begin Operation to Rescue Thai Boys Trapped in Cave
Boys from the under-16 soccer team trapped inside Tham Luang cave covered in hypothermia blankets react to the camera in Chiang Rai, Thailand, in this still image taken from a July 3, 2018 video by Thai Navy Seal. Thai Navy Seal/Handout via Reuters TV
THAM LUANG, Thailand—Divers began an operation to rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped in a cave complex in northern Thailand, the head of the rescue mission said on Sunday.
Rescuers began the mission at 10 a.m. local time and it may take many hours before the first boy emerged from the cave, Narongsak Osottanakorn, head of the rescue mission, told reporters.
