Thai Cave: Fifth boy rescued, seen on a stretcher

Speed News Desk | Updated on: 9 July 2018, 16:56 IST

The fifth soccer player was rescued on Monday from Tham Luang cave in the northern province of Chiang Rai. Medical personnel carried a person lying flat in an ambulance.

According to a navy official, "The fifth boy has been rescued from a group of 12 young soccer players and their coach." Navy officials said,"Yes, one has come out already." The soccer team and their coach were trapped in a waterlogged cave on June 23 because of the heavy rains.

He thinks the “Navy SEALS” are ours. Wait until he invites them to the White House and finds out they are all quite brown. RIP brave Thai Navy Seal... pic.twitter.com/BIdYVEUW1s
— surfin the big blu wavs (@rdvogt) July 9, 2018

Atleast 5 of the rescued kids will go onto become a Thai navy SEAL. #ThaiCaveRescue
— Karthik (@highonsport) July 9, 2018

A hero who sacrificed his life for the young Tai boys trapped in the cave . Saman Gunan, the Thai Navy Seal #ThaiCaveRescue

RIP ANGEL 😇❤️ pic.twitter.com/VZ0vNcO2o7
— Jessica Truth 333 (@truth333_333) July 9, 2018

On Sunday, four boys were rescued and are in good condition in a local hospital. However, there are no details about the fifth boy's condition.

According to the authorities, the mission could take three or four days as it is a race against the time and rain.

The chief of the rescue mission, Narongsak Osottanakorn told in a conference, that a team had gone into the cave to rescue the remaining boys at 11 a.m. and he expected good news soon.

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First published: 9 July 2018, 16:56 IST