Have you guys been following this?
A Thailand soccer team, with 12 boys ages 11-16, and their coach (age 25), are trapped in a watery cave. They disappeared more than a week ago into a labryinth of twisting, narrow tunnels, and divers located them and there is an international effort to rescue them.
Apparently the options are very dangerous. The two most likely options are (1) to equip the boys with scuba gear, and take them through narrow openings into sometimes completely dark water, with sharp rocks; or (2) to leave them there until the Fall, and the rainy season concludes, perhaps after Fall, periodically diving in to give them supplies. I don't think they're going to do the 2nd option, but I haven't read everything.
It's considered a very dangerous dive even for experienced divers. Some of the boys can't even swim. If they intend to evacuate them now, they must do so quickly, as the Thai rainy season is peaking, and long periods of persistent downours are expected into November.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...les/754325002/
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