Who saved the Thai football team?
Vernon Unsworth, from Walthamstow, was among the team who helped save the 12 boys who became trapped deep inside the Tham Luang cave network by a flash flood in June last year.
How much did it cost to rescue Thai soccer team?
At a cost of over $500,000, the money could have been allocated to other sources which could have without a doubt saved more lives.
What happened to the soccer team in the cave?
Wednesday marks three years since a flood trapped members of Thailand’s Wild Boars soccer team after they entered the Tham Luang Nang Non cave on June 23, 2018. … According to the Associated Press, the heavy rainstorm flooded a stream at the cave’s entrance to the point where the group couldn’t get out.
How did they rescue Thai soccer team?
Unable to escape, the boys pulled their coach back in and weeks passed before they were discovered and reached by rescuers. Starving and quickly running out of oxygen, the team survived by drinking fresh water that dripped from a cave stalactite and repeated the mantra “su su”—Thai for “keep fighting”—to remain calm.
How were the Thailand soccer team rescued?
On July 8, the first four boys were led out of the cave by an international team of cave diving experts including Thai Navy SEALS, attached to the divers with ropes and harnesses. On July 9, four more boys are rescued and on July 10, the remaining four boys and coach are rescued after spending 17 days in the cave.