New video shows Thai youth football team in good health
- 6 years ago
A new video of twelve boys and their football coach trapped inside a flooded cave in Thailand shows that they are in good health, despite their grave situation.
Park Se-young has more.
The 13 have been trapped inside the flooded cave for 11 days now.
They were found on Monday and have since been given food and medical treatment.
On Wednesday, the Thai Navy SEALs released new video footage of the boys and coach wrapped in foil blankets for warmth.
They spoke one by one introducing themselves, saying they are healthy and thanking rescuers who are working out how to get them out.
Note: "Hello, my name is Note, my health is good."
Phong: "Hello, my name is Phong, my health is good."
Biw: "Hello, my name is Biw, my health is good."
Dom: "Hello, my name is Dom, my health is good."
Officials say their extraction could take months as they either have to learn how to dive or wait for water levels to subside.
Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said the group is currently being taught how to swim and dive.
But he noted that the current is strong and the space inside the cave is narrow, adding the team would be taken out quickly once water levels fell.
However, there are several hurdles…
It is believed most of the boys don't know how to swim.
Even the most experienced divers took an exhausting three hours to reach the group, located four kilometers away from the cave entrance.
It is also the start of the monsoon season, which will likely see the water rise even higher.
Motorized pumps are draining the cave at about 1.6 million liters an hour, but heavy rain is likely to slow that process.
Park Se-young, Arirang News.
Park Se-young has more.
The 13 have been trapped inside the flooded cave for 11 days now.
They were found on Monday and have since been given food and medical treatment.
On Wednesday, the Thai Navy SEALs released new video footage of the boys and coach wrapped in foil blankets for warmth.
They spoke one by one introducing themselves, saying they are healthy and thanking rescuers who are working out how to get them out.
Note: "Hello, my name is Note, my health is good."
Phong: "Hello, my name is Phong, my health is good."
Biw: "Hello, my name is Biw, my health is good."
Dom: "Hello, my name is Dom, my health is good."
Officials say their extraction could take months as they either have to learn how to dive or wait for water levels to subside.
Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said the group is currently being taught how to swim and dive.
But he noted that the current is strong and the space inside the cave is narrow, adding the team would be taken out quickly once water levels fell.
However, there are several hurdles…
It is believed most of the boys don't know how to swim.
Even the most experienced divers took an exhausting three hours to reach the group, located four kilometers away from the cave entrance.
It is also the start of the monsoon season, which will likely see the water rise even higher.
Motorized pumps are draining the cave at about 1.6 million liters an hour, but heavy rain is likely to slow that process.
Park Se-young, Arirang News.