Fifth boy rescued as divers re-enter Thai cave
Bangkok, July 9 (IBNS): A fifth member of the Thai boys' soccer team that is trapped in a flooded cave in north Thailand was brought out on Monday as the second day of the underground rescue attempt began with eight more, including the coach, remaining trapped inside, media reports said.
The boy, who was seen on a stretcher joins four others who were rescued from deep inside the Tham Luang Nang Non cave complex by a team of international and Thai dive experts on Sunday.
The boys, all part of a youth soccer team known as the Wild Boars, first went missing more than two weeks ago.
Last Monday they were discovered huddled on a narrow shelf of rock deep within the flooded cave system.
At a news conference Monday, former Chiang Rai governor Narongsak Osotthanakorn said the second rescue involved many of the same divers who brought out the four boys on Sunday.
Five ambulances were seen driving toward the Tham Luang Nang Non-cave complex on Monday afternoon, and at least one helicopter was also seen heading towards the cave entrance.
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