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re: Update: ALL RESCUED - Doctors Father Dies
Posted on 7/2/18 at 3:19 pm to lake chuck fan
Posted on 7/2/18 at 3:19 pm to lake chuck fan
The hiked into an authorized area, but the cave flooded in a torrential downpour causing them to become isolated.
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Posted on 7/2/18 at 3:22 pm to lake chuck fan
They are too weak to move currently. They would have to be hauled miles in very tight crevices on stretchers which is not possible so they are receiving medical attention. I think once they are well hydrated with some light food they will be out very soon. A few hours they are talking about.
I personally think it’s going to take more than just a few hours.
I personally think it’s going to take more than just a few hours.
This post was edited on 7/2/18 at 3:25 pm
Posted on 7/2/18 at 3:24 pm to tigerbutt
I don't think they bring these kids out until the water is pumped out. If expert cave divers were having a difficult time, I doubt they risk the lives of children.
Or they find a vertical shaft where they can rope them out.
Or they find a vertical shaft where they can rope them out.
Posted on 7/2/18 at 3:26 pm to ThatMakesSense
I agree but I think most of the water has been pumped out since the rain has stopped for a few days now. Lots of muddy conditions to work through.
Posted on 7/2/18 at 3:26 pm to ThatMakesSense
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Or they find a vertical shaft where they can rope them out.
Operation "Catheter"
Posted on 7/2/18 at 3:28 pm to tigerbutt
I’m shook. I’ll be holding my breath ( no pun intended) until they all get out safely and returned to their families. I can’t imagine how big this story is in Thailand, I bet the whole country is gripped.
Posted on 7/2/18 at 3:31 pm to Lsupimp
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I can’t imagine how big this story is in Thailand,
I'm still wondering who thought this was a good idea in the first place
Posted on 7/2/18 at 3:31 pm to tigerbutt
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I agree but I think most of the water has been pumped out since the rain has stopped for a few days now. Lots of muddy conditions to work through.
Pretty sure this am that I heard the news reporter there on the scene saying that rains are supposed to come at the end of the week. Hopefully they'll be out sooner rather than later.
Posted on 7/2/18 at 3:33 pm to lake chuck fan
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WTF? If they got in.... why cant they get out?
Seems, if they were able to negotiate the way in, getting out would be reasonable.... especially with fricking Navy Seals helping them along!
Maybe the "Magic Dragon" wasn't awake when they came in...???
There was a storm so what was an open cave is now underwater. They walked in.
Posted on 7/2/18 at 3:35 pm to tigerbutt
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Veteran rescue diver Butch Hendrick believes it could take multiple hours to remove just one boy from the cave in Thailand. "They'd have to make sure that each one was successfully out before they started with the next one because if they suddenly had a problem they don't want to be halfway through the exit and realize they have to go back," Hendrick said.
Posted on 7/2/18 at 3:38 pm to tigerbutt
I smell a made-for-tv movie
Posted on 7/2/18 at 3:39 pm to tigerbutt
Sounds like the movie The Descent.
Posted on 7/2/18 at 3:40 pm to Jimmy2shoes
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I smell a made-for-tv movie
could up the ratings if they were in there longer and began to cannibalize each other, just sayin', that sells
Posted on 7/2/18 at 3:44 pm to 777Tiger
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could up the ratings if they were in there longer and began to cannibalize each other, just sayin', that sells
Hell, I watched that 127 Hours movie, someone could have just told me at 1 hr and 39 minutes is when he decides to cut his arm off.
Posted on 7/2/18 at 3:49 pm to tigerbutt
Most underwater cave incidents result in recoveries and not rescues. Pretty amazing stuff if they get them all out.
Posted on 7/2/18 at 3:59 pm to 777Tiger
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I'm still wondering who thought this was a good idea in the first place
It's a very popular hiking destination, it just happened to have a downpour at the worst possible time.
Posted on 7/2/18 at 4:08 pm to hob
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Most underwater cave incidents result in recoveries and not rescues.
Yes but most of the victims never reach a place where they can be stable for a prolonged period.
Right now they're trying to pump out as much water as they can and also find a vertical shaft that might serve as an alternative if they are lucky.
Problem is that this is just the beginning of monsoon season, they might be trapped down there for a good while when (not if) more rains come. But at least their location is known and people can get to them with supplies.
Posted on 7/2/18 at 4:58 pm to MLCLyons
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There was a storm so what was an open cave is now underwater. They walked in.
Unlike a lot of North Ameican caves, this one has a lot of mud. The bank that the boys are sitting on is a big old mass of mud, no pretty limestone stalagmites, etc.
When that floods, the water gets muddy, and from another story, the divers couldn't go against strong currents through muddy water with no visibility.
This is happening in northern Thailand, where it's a jungle and where monsoon rains happen.
From the first film out, the diver who got through seemed to have either an Australian or a New Zealand accent.
First he asked how many are here. THIRTEEN. was a really good answer. Then a bit in, a question from the boys asked how long they had been in there. Nobody would have had a battery that would last that long, or a watch that would glow in pitch black nothingness.
You can only imagine how the families felt when they saw the photos of the young boys. All of them.
Posted on 7/2/18 at 5:21 pm to real turf fan
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From the first film out, the diver who got through seemed to have either an Australian or a New Zealand accent.
First to arrive were British cave/sump divers from the CDG. Arguably best in the world for sump rescues.
Notice how he instructed the team to back away...first thing you learn in a rescue situation is that the victim(s) may be scared and panicked and may just try to kill you to save themself. Really glad to see these kids seemed way more cool and calm than most after being stuck in a cave for 10 days...
Posted on 7/2/18 at 6:29 pm to tigerbutt
I just saw the video of when they were found. They all looked chill as hell.
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