It has been one year since a daring rescue operation brought 12 boys and their football coach out of the Tham Luang Cave in northern Thailand. CNA’s Saksith Saiyasombut revisited the area in Chiang Rai province to see how the boys and their coach were faring.
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Discover the remarkable story of the Thai cave rescue,
where twelve boys and their soccer coach were saved against all odds.
A tale of bravery and survival.
Thai Cave Rescue: a reconstruction in 3D
19 jul 2018
Speaking for the first time since leaving hospital, the schoolboys recalled the “miracle” moment as they recounted their survival story.
A boy named Dul revealed how he went to respond to a voice echoing through the cave.
Dul said they heard someone speaking and listened not believing anyone was there another named Mick who had a torched approached the Brit divers.
When he emerged I said “hello”, Dul said.
They were surprised the diver wasn’t Thai and branded it a miracle moment, he said.
Dul told the divers “we’re fine” and when he said there were 13 safe in the cave, the rescuer said “brilliant”.
Coach Ake said he urged Dul to translate what the divers were saying.
They added that they got together and prayed to be saved as the water rose inside the cavern they were trapped in.
After ten days in the cave the boys were “incredibly weak and tired” after ten days trapped inside drinking water from the cave walls.
The youngest said he “thought of fried rice” while he was starving in the cave.
One boy said: “I was afraid I wouldn’t go home, that I would get scolded by my mum.”
Coach Ake said some thought there was a way out of the cave, so they moved backwards through the cave.
He added: “We heard the water rising towards us while we waiting to be rescued. It rose nearly 3m. They couldn’t hear the rain outside.”
But the boys were relieved when a Brit diver named as Jason arrived with food for the trapped lads.
After they were freed they were able to watch the World Cup final where most of the boys backed the victors, France.
Avant interview with Dr Richard Harris
The Rescue – Official UK Trailer
From Academy Award®-winning filmmakers E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin (Free Solo), The Rescue is the edge-of-your-seat account of the rescue of 12 Thai school boys and their soccer coach from a flooded cave system in 2018.
The Incredible Thai Cave Rescue
This documentary provides an in-depth look at the 2018 rescue of a Thai football team trapped inside a cave. The soccer/football team from the Chiang Rai region in Thailand was trapped inside the Tham Luang cave, which had been flooded by storms.
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The “Thai cave rescue” refers to the dramatic rescue operation that took place in June and July 2018 to save a youth soccer team and their coach who were trapped in a flooded cave complex in Thailand. The key points of the Thai cave rescue are:
Trapped soccer team: On June 23, 2018, a youth soccer team, consisting of 12 boys aged 11 to 16, and their coach, became trapped deep inside the Tham Luang Nang Non cave complex in northern Thailand due to heavy rainfall that caused flooding in the cave.
Massive search and rescue operation: A massive search and rescue operation involving Thai authorities, international experts, and volunteers was launched to locate and rescue the trapped soccer team. The operation involved divers, cave experts, medical personnel, and other specialists from various countries.
Challenging cave conditions: The cave complex was vast, with narrow passages, submerged sections, and complex underwater terrain, making the rescue operation extremely challenging and dangerous. The rescuers had to navigate through tight spaces and swim through flooded passages in complete darkness, often with low visibility and strong currents.
International collaboration: The Thai cave rescue received international attention and support, with experts from around the world providing assistance. Divers and specialists from countries such as the United States, Australia, China, and the United Kingdom joined the effort, bringing in expertise and equipment to aid in the rescue operation.
Evacuation plan: The rescue operation involved a complex evacuation plan that included various stages, such as providing medical care, establishing communication lines, supplying food and oxygen, and preparing the trapped team for their eventual evacuation.
Successful rescue: After 18 days of being trapped in the cave, all 13 members of the soccer team were successfully rescued. The operation involved multiple stages of evacuations, including divers escorting each trapped person through the flooded passages to safety.
Global relief and celebration: The successful rescue of the Thai soccer team was met with global relief and celebration. The rescued boys and their coach were praised as heroes, and the rescue operation was seen as a remarkable display of international collaboration and expertise.
Lessons learned: The Thai cave rescue highlighted the importance of cave safety and emergency preparedness, as well as the need for international cooperation and expertise in complex rescue operations. It also brought attention to the risks and challenges associated with cave exploration and the need for caution in such environments.
Overall, the Thai cave rescue was a remarkable and challenging operation that involved international collaboration, complex planning, and the heroic efforts of many individuals, resulting in the successful rescue of the trapped soccer team and their coach.
Assignment Asia Episode 89: Thailand cave rescue from mission impossible to mission spectacular
13 aug 2018
They had been trapped in a cave deep underground for several days and many doubted they would survive. But they did. The 12 members of a Thai youth football team and their coach who went missing for days survived by meditating and moving to higher ground.
Efforts to find the missing boys soon captured regional and global attention.
This half-hour episode of Assignment Asia looks back at the events since the football team found themselves trapped by floodwater in the cave and the global rescue efforts were undertaken.
More than just outlining the heroic efforts of the international rescue team, the episode is also an uplifting, inspirational and at times moving account of how people from various nations came together at a time of need to prevail against all odds.
The true Thai Cave Rescue story (Tham Luang)
Two Aussie helpers from the Thailand cave rescue have revealed to Fitzy & Wippa the terrifying true story of what went down. Warning: NOT for claustrophobics.
Thailand cave rescue: 13 found alive after 9 days
2 jul 2018
Twelve boys and their football coach have been found alive after nine days missing in flooded caves in Thailand. This was after a full-scale search in the Tham Luang caves in Chiang Rai. They were found by naval special forces.
Now they will have to be rescued – a task made much difficult with rising water and mud. We talk to Charli Sandford, a teenage volunteer who has been helping at the scene.
The “preposterous” Thai cave rescue plan | Frankly | ABC TV + iview
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1 The Incredible Thailand Cave Rescue – Full Documentary
17 jun 2022
In June and July 2018, a widely publicized cave rescue successfully extricated members of a junior football team trapped in Tham Luang Nang Non cave in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. Twelve members of the team, aged eleven to seventeen, and their 25-year-old assistant coach entered the cave on 23 June after football practice. Shortly afterwards, heavy rains partially flooded the cave, trapping the group inside. Efforts to locate the group were hampered by rising water levels and strong currents, and no contact was made for more than a week. The rescue effort expanded into a massive operation amid intense worldwide public interest. On 2 July, after advancing through narrow passages and muddy waters, British divers John Volanthen and Richard Stanton found the group alive on an elevated rock about 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) from the cave mouth. Rescue organizers discussed various options for extracting the group, including whether to teach them basic diving skills to enable their early rescue, wait until a new entrance was found or drilled, or wait for the floodwaters to subside at the end of the monsoon season months later. After days of pumping water from the cave system and a respite from rain, the rescue teams hastened to get everyone out before the next monsoon rain, which was expected to bring a potential 52 mm (2.0 in) of additional rainfall and was predicted to start around 11 July. Between 8 and 10 July, all of the boys and their coach were rescued from the cave by an international team.
The rescue effort involved more than 10,000 people, including over 100 divers, many rescue workers, representatives from about 100 governmental agencies, 900 police officers and 2,000 soldiers, and required ten police helicopters, seven police ambulances, more than 700 diving cylinders, and the pumping of more than a billion liters of water out of the caves.
There was one fatality, Saman Kunan, a 37-year-old former Thai Navy SEAL who died of asphyxiation on 6 July while returning to a staging base in the cave after delivering supplies of air.
18 apr. 2020
It was the story that gripped the world: 12 boys from a Thai soccer team and their coach were trapped in a flooded cave so deep underground rescue was almost impossible.
Then, as the world waited along with the boys’ anxious families, a brave yet difficult plan was hatched to bring the members of the Wild Boars team out alive.
It would take skilled divers from countries including Australia and even then success was not guaranteed. Days were needed to bring out the boys and there was no guarantee all of them would make it out alive.
Graphics and maps were produced of how the boys dressed in wetsuits and flippers would swim in a buddy system tethered to expert divers up and down the treacherous subterranean labyrinth to the surface.
The boys’ parents were told their sons would be swimming to safety and in the global joy which erupted after the last of the boys surfaced safe and alive, no-one questioned the method of their extraction.
But ABC Australia Southeast Asia correspondent Liam Cochrane says in his new book, The Cave, the boys were in fact drugged with ketamine and handcuffed on their journey out of the cave.
It was revealed during the rescue that the boys were mildly sedated to stop them panicking during the rescue, but the truth is more complex.
The boys received far stronger drugs, and they were handcuffed behind their backs to stop them ripping off their face mask should they wake up.
“To calm nerves, the parents were told the boys were being taught how to dive and the media reported that each of them would be tethered to an air hose and then swim out with one rescue diver in front and another behind,” Cochrane writes in his book.
It was the story that gripped the world: 12 boys from a Thai soccer team and their coach were trapped in a flooded cave so deep underground rescue was almost impossible.
Then, as the world waited along with the boys’ anxious families, a brave yet difficult plan was hatched to bring the members of the Wild Boars team out alive.
It would take skilled divers from countries including Australia and even then success was not guaranteed. Days were needed to bring out the boys and there was no guarantee all of them would make it out alive.
Graphics and maps were produced of how the boys dressed in wetsuits and flippers would swim in a buddy system tethered to expert divers up and down the treacherous subterranean labyrinth to the surface.
The boys’ parents were told their sons would be swimming to safety and in the global joy which erupted after the last of the boys surfaced safe and alive, no-one questioned the method of their extraction.
But ABC Australia Southeast Asia correspondent Liam Cochrane says in his new book, The Cave, the boys were in fact drugged with ketamine and handcuffed on their journey out of the cave.
It was revealed during the rescue that the boys were mildly sedated to stop them panicking during the rescue, but the truth is more complex.
The boys received far stronger drugs, and they were handcuffed behind their backs to stop them ripping off their face mask should they wake up.
“To calm nerves, the parents were told the boys were being taught how to dive and the media reported that each of them would be tethered to an air hose and then swim out with one rescue diver in front and another behind,” Cochrane writes in his book.
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2 Thai cave rescue: A look at how boys, coach are faring a year on
3 Divers reveal extraordinary behind-the-scenes details of Thailand cave rescue | Four Corners
17 jul 2018
Four Corners documents the extraordinary international effort to find and rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach from a remote cave in northern Thailand. Mark Willacy was in northern Thailand for this special report.
The Australian cave divers at the centre of the rescue — Dr Richard Harris and Craig Challen — have since both been named 2019 Australian of the Year.
In June and July 2018, a group of twelve young boys and their soccer coach were trapped deep inside the Tham Luang Nang Non cave system in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. The group went missing on June 23, and after a ten-day search, they were discovered alive but stranded by floodwaters deep inside the cave.
The Thai cave rescue effort involved a massive international operation that lasted for more than two weeks and included the participation of more than 10,000 people from many countries. Here are some key points of the Thai cave rescue:
The boys and their coach were trapped deep inside the Tham Luang Nang Non cave system by floodwaters, and rescuers had to navigate a complex network of narrow tunnels and flooded passages to reach them.
The rescue operation involved hundreds of divers, engineers, and other experts from Thailand and around the world, who worked together to pump water out of the cave system, establish communication with the trapped group, and provide them with food, water, and medical care.
The rescue team eventually decided to attempt to bring the boys and their coach out of the cave system through a dangerous underwater passage. The boys, who were not experienced divers, were given extensive training and specialized equipment to help them make the journey.
On July 8, the rescue team successfully evacuated the first four boys from the cave system. Over the next two days, the remaining boys and their coach were also rescued, bringing the operation to a successful conclusion.
The Thai cave rescue effort was hailed as a triumph of international cooperation and ingenuity, and it captured the attention of people around the world. The boys and their coach, who spent more than two weeks trapped in the cave, made a full recovery and were able to return to their normal lives.
4 What We Didn’t See From The Thailand Cave Rescue | Studio 10
5 The miraculous story of the Thai cave rescue
6 Saving Thirteen Lives: The Day of the Rescue
28 okt 2022
Follow the harrowing operation to rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach stranded in a flooded cave in Thailand.
7 “Free Solo” Filmmakers Capture Dramatic Rescue of 13 From Thai Cave | Amanpour and Company.
7 okt 2021
In 2018, the world was mesmerized by the life-and-death story of 12 schoolboys and their soccer coach trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand. A new documentary dives into this story with never-before-seen footage. “The Rescue,” by Academy Award-winning directors Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, reveals the peril of the daring mission. The husband-and-wife team speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about the miraculous rescue.
Originally aired on October 7, 2021.
8 – 13 LOST – The Untold Story of the Thai Cave Rescue
23 mrt 2020
Subtitles: Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Spanish, French, Dutch, Russian, Ukrainian, German, English…
THAI CAVE RESCUE:
Tham Luang caves, June 2018. The Wild Boars football team are cut off by flash floods and are trapped a thousand meters below the surface inside the mountains of Chiang Rai, northern Thailand. An unprecedented rescue mission commences, which will last eighteen days and will tragically claim the life of Saman Gunan, an experienced Thai Navy Seal diver.
This documentary is exclusive footage shot during the rescue period as seen through the eyes of our diving team, Ben Reymanents and Maksym Polyjeka.
Divers had to overcome not only physical but also huge psychological challenges, which is why most of them gave up. In the end only two teams remained, the British team of John Volanthen and Rick Stanton and our team, though the Brits had begun having second thoughts. While the British team were considering leaving, Ben and Max successfully navigated and laid guide lines through the most difficult passages, driving forward the rescue which ultimately led to all the children’s survival.
Skills, luck and their refusal to give up was what it took to succeed when others had failed.
THIS IS THEIR STORY
The Thai Cave Rescue lasted for 18 days.
Over 10.000 volunteers participated in the Thai Cave Rescue.
9 Thai cave rescuer Richard Harris says he had “zero confidence” the rescue plan would work
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10 Thai Cave Rescue Mission – MSgt Ken O’Brien at NMUSAF
14 apr 2022
Featured guest speaker, Master Sgt. Ken O’Brien, shared his experience in the Thai Cave Rescue during the Humanitarian exhibit opening at the National Museum of the USAF. O’Brien played an instrumental role in the Thailand Cave rescue mission. He was essential in creating the rescue plan, which placed himself as the furthest American inside the cave. During the mission, he also led the effort to retrieve and successfully resuscitate a Thai Navy SEAL. His team’s heroic efforts led to the rescue of 13 Thai civilians.
A pararescueman who played an instrumental role in saving a boys soccer team from a flooded cave in Thailand in 2018 was among 12 airmen recognized for outstanding leadership at the Air Force Academy.
Tech Sgt. Ken O’Brien, of the 320th Special Tactics Squadron at Kadena Air Force Base in Japan, was lauded for his work in the Thai cave, including playing an essential role in creating the rescue plan and placing himself as the American farthest inside the cave.
He also led an effort to retrieve and resuscitate a Thai Navy SEAL who lost consciousness under water during the rescue. Additionally, O’Brien was recognized for embedding with the Secret Service and Joint Special Operation Forces as part of the presidential protection team during the first U.S. and North Korean negotiation summit in history, also in 2018.
11 Elite cave Diver Jim Warny who rescued 12 Thai boys from a cave
We’re joined by Elite cave Diver Jim Warny who rescued 12 Thai boys from a cave back in 2018. The story of the rescue has been adapted into a film called, The Cave which Jim stars in, playing himself
12 S3 E4 Back to Thailand – Cave Diver Craig Challen on The Rescue, Risk and Adventure
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12 okt 2021
Check out the audio only version on your favourite podcast platform!
Craig Challen is a Perth based technical and cave diver who is equally comfortable diving deep shipwrecks and exploring caves. He and your podcast host became friends in the mid 2000’s when they discovered a shared passion for exploration, in particular in the niche area of ultra deep caves. Along with their tight knit friendship group (The Wetmules), they have travelled far and wide in the quest for new finds, developing techniques and technologies along the way.
In this conversation the banter is as thick as the stories are tall. There are stories of adventure and derring-do culminating the Thai Cave Rescue. Enjoy!
13 The hidden benefits of risk | Craig Challen | TEDxPerth
2 dec 2019
Following his involvement in the extraordinary Tham Luang Cave rescue, Craig challenges our aversion to risk and shows how learning to embrace it makes for a richer and more rewarding life. A technical cave diver and retired veterinary surgeon, Craig was the joint founder of Vetwest Animal Hospitals (later Australian Animal Hospitals). An avid cave diver since the early 90s he has explored caves and shipwrecks including in Australia, New Zealand, China, Thailand and the Cook Islands.
In 2018 Craig participated in the Tham Luang cave rescue of 13 people in Thailand. For his contribution, he was awarded the Star of Courage, the Medal of the Order of Australia, and was jointly named 2019 Australian of the Year with his long-standing dive partner Richard “Harry” Harris. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.
14 Ellen Talks to Thai Soccer Team in Their First In-Studio Interview Since Cave Rescue
In their first in-studio interview since their harrowing incident in a Thailand cave last summer, the coach and 12 members of the Wild Boars soccer team sat down with Ellen to talk about their experience and how they stayed hopeful for 10 days in the cave. Plus, the boys’ soccer idol, Zlatan Ibrahimovic , stopped by to give the team an amazing surprise.
15 A Conversation With the Heroes and Survivors of the Thai Cave Rescue
NEW YORK, October 9, 2018 — Adul Sam-on, one of the 12 Thai boys rescued from the Tham Luang caves this summer; Ekkapol Chantawong, the boys’ soccer coach; and Narongsak Osatanakorn, who led the rescue operation as governor of Chiang Rai, join Asia Society Vice President Tom Nagorski for a conversation about their experience. The dialogue took place on the eve of Asia Society’s 2018 Asia Game Changer Awards, where the rescuers at the Tham Luang Caves were honored. (34 min., 50 sec.)
16 – 2019 Investigator Lecture – Dr Richard Harris SC OAM
14 nov 2019
Flinders University presents an exclusive insight into the rescue that shook the world, and the man whose name has become synonymous with professionalism and bravery.
Dr Richard Harris SC OAM (BMBS ’89), 2019 joint Australian of the Year, interviewed by special guest Dr Karl Kruszelnicki AM for The Investigator Lecture on Tuesday 27 August at the Adelaide Town Hall.
Flinders graduate Dr Richard Harris is a world-renowned specialist anaesthetist, who played a vital role in the rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach from within the Tham Luang Nang Non cave in Thailand in July 2018.
In an intimate one-on-one interview with popular science communicator, “Dr Karl” Kruszelnicki, Dr Harris reflects on his career, his passion for underwater exploration and the combination of events that led to his participation in the Thai cave rescue. This amazing effort saw Dr Harris and his dive partner (Dr Craig Challen) named 2019 joint Australian of the Year, and awarded Australia’s second highest civilian bravery award, the Star of Courage.
Don’t miss your opportunity to hear Dr Harris’ story firsthand, and uncover the details of his incredible journey from Flinders medical student to Australian hero.
— Dr Richard Harris —
Dr Harris graduated from Flinders University with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery in 1989 and in 2018 was awarded a Flinders University Distinguished Alumni Award for his outstanding service to the international community through his specialist response role during the 2018 Tham Luang cave rescue in Thailand. Dr Harris will be formally presented with this award by the University at the 2019 Investigator Lecture.
— Dr Karl Kruszelnicki —
Dr Karl is a qualified scientist, doctor and engineer whose fun-loving personality has led him to become a well-known author and science communicator who has written 44 books with more on the way. Dr Karl has won a number of prestigious and unique awards throughout his career including Australian Apple Master (2000), Ig Nobel (2002), Australian Father of the Year (2003) and, for service to the community through promoting greater understanding and knowledge of the application of science to daily living as an author and science commentator on radio and television, received a Member of the Order of Australia in 2006.
17 EENA2019 – Thai Cave Rescue Story
18 Savannah Guthrie Joins Megyn Kelly TODAY To Discuss The Thai Rescue Mission | Megyn Kelly TODAY
19 Savannah Guthrie Joins Megyn Kelly TODAY To Discuss The Thai Cave Rescue | Megyn Kelly TODAY
NBC’s Janis Mackey Frayer checks in on the Thai youth soccer team after the cave rescue that saved their lives. Savannah Guthrie joins Megyn Kelly to discuss topics of the day including a trapeze stunt gone wrong on “America’s Got Talent,” why husbands and wives start to look alike, the worst fashion trends and more.
20 Divers successfully rescue 13 boys and soccer coach from Thailand cave
21 Thailand cave rescue: All boys saved – how they did it
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“We did something nobody thought possible,” the leader of the Thai cave rescue mission declared today after the last trapped boys and their coach were finally freed, ending their 17-day ordeal. The dangerous, highly complex operation was launched after the group became stranded deep inside the flooded cave. They’ll now be in hospital for at least a week, and they’re being quarantined for fear of infection. Their families have only been able to see them through a glass window.
22 ‘I felt nervous and worried’: 12 boys, coach trapped inside Thai cave: 20/20 Part 1
23 The moment when 12 boys, coach trapped inside Thai cave were found alive: 20/20 Part 2
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24 Effort to rescue Thai soccer teammates and coach trapped in cave continues
25 Exclusive Thai cave rescue interview: Boys’ soccer team, coaches on harrowing experience | ABC News
26 Boys rescued from Thai cave speak out for 1st time
27 Thailand cave rescue: Boys tell the story of their ‘miracle’ survival
28 Thai cave rescue: Officials release 1st video of rescued boys in hospital
29 Rescued boys, coach say they never gave up hope of being found in Thailand cave
30 Thai cave rescuers say they expected some kids to die during the mission: Part 1
31 Mission is a ‘go’: Rescuers jump into action to save boys from Thai cave: Part 2
32 Young soccer players rescued from Thai cave recount harrowing encounter
33 Community rallies behind Thai soccer coach after rescue
34 Medics, supplies reach boys stuck in Thai cave as rescue planning intensifies
Maj. Charles Hodges and Master Sgt. Derek Anderson, two members of the U.S. Air Force involved in retrieving the youth soccer players from a Thailand cave, join TODAY to detail the rescue operation. Cold water, depleting oxygen levels and little visibility made the mission extremely dangerous. “We knew if we didn’t act when we acted, there was not going to be a successful rescue,” Hodges said, who added “we were fully expecting casualties”.
35 – 4 boys rescued from flooded cave in Thailand
36 Northern Thailand’s 2018 Cave Rescue – Panel Discussion & Book Launch: “The Cave”
31 mei 2019
(recorded February 20, 2019)
In July last year, the world was gripped by the rescue of the Wild Boar football team from a cave in northern Thailand. But with the drama occurring deep inside a mountain, much of the story went unreported.
This was an extraordinary event that captivated a vast number of people around the world – so it is hardly surprising that it has already been the topic of several books and that movies are also in production.
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Southeast Asia correspondent Liam Cochrane spent three weeks in Mae Sai covering the cave rescue, one of those weeks stationed outside the cave entrance in the mud.
After the rescue, he spent many weeks piecing together the story of what really happened. He got exclusive access to the boys, British diver John Volanthen and a host of other players in the rescue. What emerged was a tale that was a lot more complex, more controversial and more daring than was thought – and reported – at the time.
His publisher, Harper Collins, says his book ‘The Cave’ features “never-before-reported details” garnered from interviews with the boys, their families, and rescue workers. It is an inspiring true story of how 12 members of the Wild Boar Academy Football Club and their coach survived nine days in a labyrinthine cave in the far north, and of “incredible men and women who pulled off one of the greatest rescues of all time”.
Liam Cochrane began his journalistic career in Cambodia in 2004 as a reporter, then as managing editor of the Phnom Penh Post. He freelanced in Nepal for two years and returned to Melbourne to host Connect Asia on ABC Radio Australia. Before coming to Bangkok, he was posted to Port Moresby, considered the ABC’s toughest correspondent assignment and, in another career highlight, was the only foreign reporter on Manus Island when Australia’s asylum-seeker detention centre was attacked in 2014.
Joining Liam are:
Ivan Karadzic:
Ivan is a Danish technical diving instructor based on Koh Tao. He volunteered his time at Tham Luang, arriving on the day the Wild Boars were found. Ivan used his cave diving skills to help bring air cylinders and other supplies into the cave, and took part in the first day of the rescues; and
Ruengrit Changkwanyuen (Pae):
An experienced diver, Pae knew the Thai Navy SEALs were operating beyond their training, and travelled to Chiang Rai province to assist. He helped teach the SEALs cave diving techniques, and became dive supervisor for the Euro Team, which included Ivan. He worked with the volunteers who were requesting and collecting equipment donated from companies and individuals across Thailand.
37 Thai cave rescue. Full story in 2D animation, including behind the scenes.
25 aug 2018
We have all been captivated with the Thai cave rescue; how the boys got trapped and how they were finally rescued. This story traces events from the day before up until after the boys were rescued including behind the scene footage and planning and how only a massive international effort saved the boys. Be sure to see this only complete story from A-Z in 2D animation and make sure to stay for the end limerick!
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Time International; July 23, 2018
BBC.com July 11, 2018
Daily Mail; July 8, 2018
AFP; July 2, 2018
Times of India; July 4, 2018
ITV interview; This Morning July 16, 2018
38 They’re Alive!! ⛑ | Thai Cave Rescue | Netflix Philippines
29 sep 2022
Are there ninjas cutting onions in that cave? 🥹🥹🥹 On Day 9, in the 9th chamber, two British divers finally find the lost boys miraculously all alive and well. Watch the dramatic reenactment of that famous first encounter in Thai Cave Rescue only on Netflix. ⛑
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39 Thinking Outside the Box – Thailand Cave Rescue.
41 – 2019 Australians of the Year recipient speech
42 Australian of the Year: Dr Richard Harris SC OAM, specialist anaesthetist and cave diver
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27 dec 2018
In July 2018, Adelaide anaesthetist Dr Richard Harris made worldwide headlines when he joined an international team to rescue a group of 12 boys and their soccer coach from a flooded cave in Chiang Rai, Thailand.
A diver with 30 years’ experience and a specialist in aeromedical retrieval, Richard was leaving for a cave-diving holiday when he received the call for help. Under great pressure and putting his own life at risk, he swam through the narrow cave system to assess the health of those trapped, giving the medical all-clear for each evacuee, and administering an anaesthetic to each of them within the cave to facilitate their rescue.
Richard was key to the rescue’s success, showing character, determination and courage, and staying until the last person was safe.
He has previously participated in complex diving recoveries, appeared in National Geographic documentaries and, in 2015, was recognised for his outstanding contribution to cave exploration. In 2017 he was awarded The Australasian Technical Diver of the Year.
43 Commander explains how final group was pulled from Thai cave just in time
44 Inside the dangerous Thai cave dive that rescued a soccer team | Today Show Australia
45 Rescuers Continue Weighing Safest Options To Save Trapped Soccer Team | TODAY
46 Thai cave rescue diver: ‘I feel very relieved today’
47 Thai Cave Rescue: What’s next? – BBC News
48 Thailand Cave: How the Thai cave boys were rescued – BBC News
49 Official reveals last-minute dangers of Thai cave rescue
50 True Story! 12 Young Football Team Trapped 2.5 Miles In A Flooded Cave In Thailand For 18 Days
51 Thai Cave Rescue | The Making Of | Netflix
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29 sep 2022
In addition to filming in the actual Tham Luang cave, Thai Cave Rescue also recreated an enormous seven-chamber cave system that spans across more than four sound stages.
Go Behind-The-Scene of Thai Cave Rescue and see how one of the world’s most dangerous cave systems was replicated to tell the story of an incredible rescue mission in the most authentic way.
About Thai Cave Rescue – Inspired by the incredible true story of the Thai youth soccer team who got trapped in one of the most dangerous cave systems on Earth, and the extraordinary efforts by their families, the people of Thailand, and volunteers from all over the world, as they fight against both nature and time to save them.
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52 Thai cave rescue: Canadian member of rescue team recounts mission to save boys and coach
53 New emotional footage shows boys being saved from Thai cave
54 Thai rescue mission a success, cave now clear
55 “I truly believed it wouldn’t work” – Thai cave rescuer Dr Richard Harris | One Plus One
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Dr Richard ‘Harry’ Harris became a national hero after helping to save a boys soccer team that was trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand. The anaesthetist talks to Rosie Batty about becoming Australian of the Year, finding his “cause”, and the attention that followed.
56 Thai cave rescue: Window narrows before heavy rains
57 Divers complete Thai cave rescue, all 12 boys and coach out safely.
58 Missing Thai boys ‘found alive’ in caves- BBC News
All 12 boys and their football coach have been found alive after nine days missing in caves in Thailand, the regional governor says. All 13 are safe, Narongsak Osottanakorn confirmed, speaking after a mammoth search operation in the Tham Luang caves in Chiang Rai. They were discovered by naval special forces, he said. Rescuers had hoped they would find safety from flooding on a mound in an underground chamber. The group’s plight gripped the country and led to an outpouring of support. Rising water and mud had impeded the search by divers.
59 Megyn Kelly Roundtable Discusses The Latest Details Of Dramatic Thailand Rescue | Megyn Kelly TODAY
60 Thailand cave rescue: Boy ‘shocked’ to be found – BBC News
One of the boys rescued from the Tham Luang caves in Thailand has said he was “shocked” they were found. The 12 boys and their football coach were making their first public appearance following their two-week ordeal in the caves.
61 Rescued Thai soccer team speaks publicly for 1st time
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The boys rescued from the cave in Thailand spoke publicly for the first time since their ordeal. While their news conference was tightly controlled and questions were screened through a psychologist, they were able to fill in a lot of missing details about the rescue.
62 – 11-year-old Thai soccer player held onto coach’s back during rescue
63 ‘Stateless’ Boy Emerges As Hero In Thailand Cave Rescue
64 Dr Craig Challen – Cave Diver @ 2019 Australian of the Year
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65 Avant interview with Dr Richard Harris
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66 How Divers Successfully Saved 12 Thai Boys Trapped In A Cave | Operation Thai Cave Rescue
67 Thailand cave rescue: Boys found alive after nine days – BBC News
All 12 boys and their football coach have been found alive after nine days missing in caves in Thailand, the regional governor says. All of them are safe, Narongsak Osottanakorn confirmed, speaking after a mammoth search operation in the Tham Luang caves in Chiang Rai. They were discovered by naval special forces, he said.
The challenge now will be to extract the party safely, with rising water and mud impeding access.
68 Thailand celebrates anniversary of cave rescue | DW News
69 Thailand cave rescue: how to get them out?
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3 jul 2018
They were found alive after an exhaustive nine-day search, but now the race to free 12 boys and their football coach from deep inside a flooded cave in Thailand has got even more urgent, with monsoon rains on the way.
A Thai Navy SEALs team has managed to reach the boys with food and energy gels, accompanied by a doctor and nurse . But there are limited options to get them out. We are at the scene in Mae Sai, and we’ve been to Wales to find out what kind of people elite cave rescuers are.
70 Rescue operation continues for boys, soccer coach in Thailand cave
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71 Coach, kids rescued from Thai cave on the moment they were found: Part 1
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72 Thai Soccer Team Rescuers Describe Harrowing Mission: ‘We Were Fully Expecting Casualties’ | TODAY
11 jul 2018
Maj. Charles Hodges and Master Sgt. Derek Anderson, two members of the U.S. Air Force involved in retrieving the youth soccer players from a Thailand cave, join TODAY to detail the rescue operation. Cold water, depleting oxygen levels and little visibility made the mission extremely dangerous. “We knew if we didn’t act when we acted, there was not going to be a successful rescue,” Hodges said, who added “we were fully expecting casualties”.
73 Families of Thai soccer team meet their rescuers
74 Thailand cave rescue: Third phase of operation is underway
75 Thailand Cave: How the Thai cave boys were rescued – BBC News
76 British Divers Who Saved Thai Youth Football Team Look Back on Cave Rescue | This Morning
12 jul 2021
It’s the story that captivated our attention and dominated the headlines for weeks. On June 23rd, 2018, a Thai youth soccer coach took his team, the Wild Boars, to explore a cave. Intending to stay for just an hour, the group became trapped deep inside and were not seen again until two weeks later. The desperate mission to rescue all 12 boys and their coach became a global interest and one that thankfully ended in survival. Three years on we are joined by the two British divers who were at the centre of the rescue John Volanthen and Rick Stanton to hear how the experience has changed their lives forever.
Broadcast on 12/07/21
77 Thailand Cave rescue: ’11th person brought out’ – BBC News
78 Official: Dive team has entered Thai cave
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79 The Rescue | National Geographic Documentary Films | Interview with Co-Director Chai Vasarhelyi
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3 nov 2021
‘The Rescue,’ co-directed by Oscar-winner Chai Vasarhelyi, explores the dramatic rescue of a boys soccer team from a flooded cave in Thailand. All copyrighted materials credited to National Geographic Documentary Films. Subscribe for more from Factual America: http://bit.ly/AlamoPictures Visit our website: https://factualamerica.com
‘The Rescue’ explores the story of the dramatic Tham Luang cave rescue in 2018, when twelve boys and their soccer coach were saved from deep inside a flooded cave in northern Thailand. But like all great documentaries, it is about so much more – bravery, cave diving, the human spirit and ultimately, generosity.
‘The Rescue’ is the latest masterpiece by the Oscar-winning director Chai Vasarhelyi, which she co-directed and co-produced with her partner in film and life, Jimmy Chin. Chai joins us to discuss how the filmmakers were able to bring to life one of the most perilous and extraordinary rescues in modern times. She explains the main challenges in the making of the film, why they used re-enactments, and how they obtained access to exclusive interviews and never-before-seen footage from this dramatic event.
‘The Rescue,’ produced by National Geographic Documentary Films, had its theatrical release in the US on October 8th and in the UK on October 29th.
“The ordinary people were able to do something so extraordinary.” – Chai Vasarhelyi
Time Stamps:
00:00 – The trailer for ‘The Rescue.’ Courtesy of National Geographic Documentary Films.
03:50 – What the film is about and what drew Chai to this story.
06:49 – The commonalities between free climbing and cave diving.
08:14 – Who the rescue team were and how the boys helped with their own rescue.
11:12 – First clip: how the boys were rescued. Courtesy of National Geographic Documentary Films.
14:22 – The main challenges of bringing this story to life.
18:42 – Actual rescue footage and why re-enactments were used to complete the story.
19:45 – How Chai keeps people engaged while watching a film.
20:57 – The next project Chai is working on.
21:55 – Second clip: the moment when divers reached the boys for the first time. Courtesy of National Geographic Documentary Films.
80 Why Did the Thai Cave Rescue Keep Us Hooked? | NBC Left Field
A reported 60,000 individuals from around the world participated in this summer’s Thailand cave rescue, which saw 12 Thai boys and their soccer coach freed by divers and Thai Navy SEALs from a complex network of water-filled crevices and tunnels. From Kenya, to Japan, to the U.S., hundreds of millions of us tuned into rolling coverage of the rescue, in spite of it happening at a time of turmoil around the world, with many competing news events. NBC Left Field’s Matt Danzico traveled to Thailand to explore why this particular event managed to capture the world’s attention so thoroughly.
81 The Untold True Story Behind Thirteen Lives (The Tham Luang Cave Rescue)
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83 Missing soccer team found alive in a cave in Thailand after 10 days
84 Thailand cave rescue has successful first phase
85 How Dangerous Was the Rescue Operation? – Operation Thai Cave Rescue [1/7]
86 Urgency surrounds rescue mission in Thailand as ex-Navy diver dies
87 Official: Dive team has entered Thai cave
88 Thailand Cave rescue: ’11th person brought out’ – BBC News
89 Full News Conference: Thai cave rescue boys relive ‘moment of miracle’ – BBC News
90 “I truly believed it wouldn’t work” – Thai cave rescuer Dr Richard Harris | One Plus One
Dr Richard ‘Harry’ Harris became a national hero after helping to save a boys soccer team that was trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand. The anaesthetist talks to Rosie Batty about becoming Australian of the Year, finding his “cause”, and the attention that followed.
91 Thailand cave rescue: The story of a Canadian diver’s 7 missions and 63 hours inside
11 jul 2018
A diver with ties to B.C. was part of a daring rescue mission to extricate 12 boys and their soccer coach from the treacherous confines of a flooded cave in Thailand.
Erik Brown, who grew up in Langley B.C., was part of the rescue mission that captivated the world’s imagination.
92 Thailand soccer team await risky cave rescue
93 Thai cave rescue: Why it took 17 days to free the trapped boys | Did You Know?
13 jul 2018
Only a handful of people worldwide had the skills to successfully complete the mission.
Twelve boys, a football coach and 10 kilometres of caves. What could go wrong? Cave diving is perilous at the best of times, but finding and freeing the trapped Wild Boars and their coach from Tham Luang posed extreme challenges — including murky waters, dangerous terrain, and the fact that most of the boys couldn’t swim.
94 Thailand cave rescue: Officials still debating how to get stranded soccer team out
95 Thai boys soccer team and coach rescued from cave
96 Thai Soccer Team Rescuers Describe Harrowing Mission: ‘We Were Fully Expecting Casualties’ | TODAY
97 Thailand cave rescue: Possible health challenges for rescued boys
98 – 3D Scan of Tham Luang Cave | Drain the Oceans: Thai Cave Rescue | National Geographic UK
4 jan 2020
To understand the massive operation of the Tham Luang cave rescue, big data is required. In order to build a virtual cave system, 8.7 billion data points and more than 7000 photographs come together to build the flooded cave as it was in July 2018. Draining it’s water for the first time exposes all of its subterranean secrets, and a new visualisation of this underground world can reveal the 1 and a half mile cave that was the boys only route out.
Drain the Oceans on National Geographic UK 📺
Available to watch in the UK on Sky, Virgin Media, TalkTalk, and BT.
99 – 13 LOST – The Untold Story of the Thai Cave Rescue
23 mrt 2020
Subtitles: Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Spanish, French, Dutch, Russian, Ukrainian, German, English…
THAI CAVE RESCUE:
Tham Luang caves, June 2018. The Wild Boars football team are cut off by flash floods and are trapped a thousand meters below the surface inside the mountains of Chiang Rai, northern Thailand. An unprecedented rescue mission commences, which will last eighteen days and will tragically claim the life of Saman Gunan, an experienced Thai Navy Seal diver.
This documentary is exclusive footage shot during the rescue period as seen through the eyes of our diving team, Ben Reymanents and Maksym Polyjeka.
Divers had to overcome not only physical but also huge psychological challenges, which is why most of them gave up. In the end only two teams remained, the British team of John Volanthen and Rick Stanton and our team, though the Brits had begun having second thoughts. While the British team were considering leaving, Ben and Max successfully navigated and laid guide lines through the most difficult passages, driving forward the rescue which ultimately led to all the children’s survival.
Skills, luck and their refusal to give up was what it took to succeed when others had failed.
THIS IS THEIR STORY
The Thai Cave Rescue lasted for 18 days.
Over 10.000 volunteers participated in the Thai Cave Rescue.
100 Against The Odds: Thai Cave Rescue | Episode 4: Chamber Nine
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9 mrt 2021 Full Episodes
Episode 4: Chamber Nine
It’s been fourteen days since 12 boys and their coach went missing inside the Tham Luang. The Thai government gives the greenlight to a highly complex mission to dive the boys out. Estimates for them all making them out alive is low. One of the most dangerous rescue missions in history is about to begin.
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Series Description:
Humans are resilient. In our toughest moments, we will fight, we will struggle, and we will triumph…often against the odds.
In this immersive series from Wondery, host-adventurers Mike Corey and Cassie De Pecol will share thrilling stories of survival. From the daring rescue of a soccer team trapped in an underwater cave in Thailand, to a woman taken hostage by Somali pirates, these stories made headlines around the world. AGAINST THE ODDS will make you feel as though you’re living these experiences with our heroes as they push themselves to their limits.
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101 “I truly believed it wouldn’t work” – Thai cave rescuer Dr Richard Harris | One Plus One
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24 feb 2022
Dr Richard ‘Harry’ Harris became a national hero after helping to save a boys soccer team that was trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand. The anaesthetist talks to Rosie Batty about becoming Australian of the Year, finding his “cause”, and the attention that followed.
102 Exclusive Thai cave rescue interview: Boys’ soccer team, coaches on harrowing experience | ABC News
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103 Chris Jewell – Tham Luang Cave Rescue | University of Southampton
2 mrt 2023
Watch this guest lecture from University of Southampton alumnus Chris Jewell, who was integral to the Tham Luang Cave Rescue in 2018.
Jewell spoke at the Waterfront campus (National Oceanography Centre Southampton) with Professor Ivan Haigh, sharing how his team successfully rescued 12 young footballers aged 11 to 16, and their coach, from the Tham Luang Nang Non cave, Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand.
104 Thai Cave boys speak publicly about their ordeal
18 jul 2018
THE Thai cave boys have joked they thought they had “dug to England” when they heard the voice of a Brit diver who had come to rescue them.
Speaking for the first time since leaving hospital, the schoolboys recalled the “miracle” moment as they recounted their survival story.
A boy named Dul revealed how he went to respond to a voice echoing through the cave.
Dul said they heard someone speaking and listened not believing anyone was there another named Mick who had a torched approached the Brit divers.
When he emerged I said “hello”, Dul said.
They were surprised the diver wasn’t Thai and branded it a miracle moment, he said.
Dul told the divers “we’re fine” and when he said there were 13 safe in the cave, the rescuer said “brilliant”.
Coach Ake said he urged Dul to translate what the divers were saying.
They added that they got together and prayed to be saved as the water rose inside the cavern they were trapped in.
After ten days in the cave the boys were “incredibly weak and tired” after ten days trapped inside drinking water from the cave walls.
The youngest said he “thought of fried rice” while he was starving in the cave.
One boy said: “I was afraid I wouldn’t go home, that I would get scolded by my mum.”
Coach Ake said some thought there was a way out of the cave, so they moved backwards through the cave.
He added: “We heard the water rising towards us while we waiting to be rescued. It rose nearly 3m. They couldn’t hear the rain outside.”
But the boys were relieved when a Brit diver named as Jason arrived with food for the trapped lads.
After they were freed they were able to watch the World Cup final where most of the boys backed the victors, France.
