Navy SEAL dies while rescuing Thai schoolboys trapped in cave
"Thailand Cave Rescue"
LATEST: Hopes of the boys trapped in the Thai cave being rescued today have been dashed following a grim revelation.
Emma Reynolds and Stephanie Bedo
news.com.auJuly 7, 20188:33am
Video 0:46 Navy SEAL dies during Thai boys rescue
THE 12 Thai boys trapped deep inside a partially flooded cave are not yet ready to dive out, the rescue operation commander said, although forecast heavy rains could speed up their extraction attempt.
Governor Narongsak Osottanakorn, a former governor of the northern Chiang Rai province who is leading the rescue effort, said there were no plans to pull the boys and their coach out overnight but if monsoon rains fell and water rose in the Tham Luang cave over the coming days they could change their plans.
“The boys are not suitable …(they) cannot dive at this time,” governor Osottanakorn told reporters. “Now the problem is the children’s readiness to dive.
“We (will) try to set the best plan. If the risk is minimal, we will try. We are afraid of the weather and the oxygen in the cave. We have to try to set the plan and find which plan is the best.”
Thailand’s Navy SEAL commander earlier said rescuers may have “limited time” to attempt the tricky job of getting the group out — the first official admission waiting out the monsoon period in the cave may not be possible.
The grim reality facing the boys and their football coach has never been more evident. New footage of the daunting conditions facing the group trapped in the flooded cave has been captured by British television network ITV.
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The level of oxygen in the cave where the boys are trapped has dropped to 15 per cent. The usual level is around 21 per cent.
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