Miracle! Thai boys are being rescued!

[OneFinger]

@marylander1940 Thanks so much for your first post. It really illustrates the complexity of the rescue. I do much better understanding things when there are good graphics. I think your original post was very helpful to understand what's involved in this.

 

And, let the haters start posting, but I would call this a miracle. But, I don't believe that only a "god" can perform a miracle. SEALS, doctors, EMS, and others perform miracles every day. And I also believe that those who perform miracles should be given the title of Hero.

[+ azdr0710]

[BabyBoomer]

@marylander1940

 

Only 4 of the boys have been rescued as of today. There's no guarantee the remaining boys will be saved. Let's hope they are.

 

BTW, what does politics and the World Cup have to do with this rescue?

 

~Boomer~

[+ Awwshuck]

Now you know how the game is played, you swamp creature!

 

Thanks for the opportunity to plug the swamps of Arkansaw- natural wonders!!!!

 

Ahm very familiar with these swamps, but unlike Aunt Rocky's clan ah wasn't born in a swamp!!!

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkansas_Delta

 

Edited July 8, 2018 by Awwshuck

[marylander1940]

@marylander1940

 

Only 4 of the boys have been rescued as of today. There's no guarantee the remaining boys will be saved. Let's hope they are.

 

I'm aware of it.

 

BTW, what does politics and the World Cup have to do with this rescue?

 

~Boomer~

 

Idk

[+ Avalon]

There was water but what did they do for food?

[+ Avalon]

Thanks for the opportunity to plug the swamps of Arkansaw-a natural wonder!!!!

 

Ahm very familiar with these swamps, but unlike AUnt Rocky's clan ah wasn't born in a swamp!!!

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkansas_Delta

 

 

I remember the movie

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Boggy_Creek

[fedssocr1]

There was water but what did they do for food?

they had some food with them. But basically they went without food. Which is why they look so emaciated on the first video of when they were discovered by the British divers

[+ Avalon]

they had some food with them. But basically they went without food. Which is why they look so emaciated on the first video of when they were discovered by the British divers

 

Thanks! The poor lads had a tough time.

[Stormy]

I don't pray very much but I am praying for those boys. The press reports that their coach is a former Buddhist monk who is leading them in meditation. Hopefully this will help them in their journey through the murky waters.

 

But rescue teams don't have an abundance of time. Rain began to fall on Sunday, and more rain is forecast throughout the coming days, which could undo the ongoing efforts to drain the flooded caverns where the other boys remain trapped.

 

"We have two obstacles: water and time," said Chiang Rai Gov. Narongsak Osotthanakorn earlier Sunday, as rain began to fall across the site near the cave entrance.

[mike carey]

BTW, what does politics and the World Cup have to do with this rescue?

The link to the world cup is that they are members of a soccer team, but it is only the timing of their ordeal that draws attention to that link.

[+ Avalon]

The boys having to swim their way out reminds me of that similar scene in the movie "The Poseidon Adventure".

[marylander1940]

8 children saved and counting.

[+ glutes]

https://m4m-forum.org/threads/godspeed-to-the-thai-kids-and-their-rescuers.139039/

[marylander1940]

https://m4m-forum.org/threads/godspeed-to-the-thai-kids-and-their-rescuers.139039/

 

Sorry looks like we started a thread on this subject at the same time or within mins of the other.

[+ glutes]

Sorry looks like we started a thread on this subject at the same time or within mins of the other.

 

And I scoured the MF before I posted.

 

As long as these kids and their rescuers are recognized Marylander.

[marylander1940]

And I scoured the MF before I posted.

 

As long as these kids and their rescuers are recognized Marylander.

 

I look forward to watching the movie about it

[Guest]

You know, I got a bit pissed off when I heard they picked the "healthiest" boys to go out first. WTF? I would think they would pick the most vulnerable to go out first.

[mike carey]

You know, I got a bit pissed off when I heard they picked the "healthiest" boys to go out first. WTF? I would think they would pick the most vulnerable to go out first.

I can see reasons for that and would have thought they would take the weakest out as the middle cohort. The first ones taken out would be a 'proof of concept' and they want to make sure that they could succeed in taking children who had never used scuba gear out through a challenging series of flooded chambers. If the weakest went first and there was a problem that would have a chilling effect on the whole enterprise and particularly on those who had not yet attempted an exit. In line with your thoughts, once the concept is proven the weak ones should be the next with the strongest last.

[Despardo]

I think it is a miracle (in the metaphorical sense, i.e. phenomenal good luck) that they were found alive. The rescue is a tribute to human cooperation and luck.

[Guy Fawkes]

The rescue workers logic was sound.

 

The medic that has been with the boys constantly had time to "Rehabilitate" the weak ones before they under take a strenuous exercise. A few days doesn't seem like a lot of time; but in terms of emergency treatment it is a major amount amount of time to counter the effects of 14 days of malnutrition. I trust that the medic has anything that he wants to treat the kids.

 

Ten boys out of the cave now. They are trying to extract all five today. Then there are four staff members to extract. Our prayers should be with them.

 

You know, I got a bit pissed off when I heard they picked the "healthiest" boys to go out first. WTF? I would think they would pick the most vulnerable to go out first.

Edited July 10, 2018 by Guy Fawkes

[mike carey]

The medic that has been with the boys constantly had time to "Rehabilitate" the weak ones before they under take a strenuous exercise.

The medic who was with them is the Adelaide anaesthetist I mentioned up thread. He is, I understand, well known as a cave diver and is a member of a rescue squad in South Australia. A news item about him here a couple of days ago included footage of him on his own cave dives. It appears that all 13 have now been brought out.

[+ pepa_e_mango]

Thai cave rescue: All boys rescued following marathon ordeal

https://www.news.com.au/world/asia/thai-cave-rescue-how-the-boys-and-their-coach-became-stranded-and-made-their-escape/news-story/08cd229409cb565a2bb7f919e8ced69c

[+ glutes]

This kind of story reminds me of the Miracle on The Hudson. Sometimes miracles do happen.

[+ pepa_e_mango]

on the lighter side:

Elon Musk shows up at the Thai cave with a child-sized submarine:

 

Wait, guys, it will be really cool.

 

No?

 

OK.

 

I'll leave it with you, just in case.