Drones were dispatched to assist more than 600 people in search of new vents in the cave roof.30 June: The search resumed after divers took advantage of a brief pause in the rainfall.
In an effort to de-water the cave, a stone diversion dam was built upstream and systems were installed to pump water out of the cave and divert flows that were entering it. One even cracked a joke: "Teacher, please don't give us too much homework!
The group gave thanks for the lives saved and asked forgiveness from the cave goddess "Jao Mae Tham" for the intrusion of pumps, ropes and people during the rescue.Some observers, primarily in Western media, questioned whether assistant coach Ekkaphon Chanthawong should face criminal charges for leading the group into the caves, despite the warning sign at the entrance stating that it is dangerous to enter between July and November.When asked if Ekkaphon should be held legally responsible for negligence, Mongkhon Bunpiam, the father of 12-year-old Mongkhon, rejected the suggestion: "We would never do that...the boys love their coach...and we as parents don't want it either. The principal options were to:Multiple dangers—the threat of more heavy rain, dropping oxygen levels, and the difficulty or impossibility of finding or drilling an escape passage—forced rescuers to make the decision to bring out the team and coach with experienced divers.A member of Thai Navy SEALs class 30, Kunan had left the SEALs in 2006 at the rank of On the morning of 8 July, officials instructed the media and all non-essential personnel around the cave entrance to clear the area as a rescue operation was imminent, due to the threat of monsoon rains later in the week, which were expected to flood the cave until October. Saman was a fit and healthy diver who had also represented Thailand in triathlons.Ratdao Chantapoon, the mother of cave boy Note, was said to have told a friend: "The Navy Seal had practised for so long, and was so strong, but also died. But there was nothing. Exploring the cave was a challenge - most of the Navy divers had little cave diving experience. Rescuers made their way for hours through pitch dark waters that were bone-chilling cold, feeling their way with guide ropes. 6 Jul 2018 6 July 2018.
A Health Ministry physician said all the boys showed Residents of Chiang Rai province volunteered to cook, clean for, and otherwise support the missing team's families and the rescue teams at the encampment by the cave mouth.After the rescue was completed, the boys' families, the rescue commander, military officials, and the thousands of volunteers gathered at the cave entrance. And the weather was merciless - heavy rainfall meant the water level was still rising, flooding chambers and cutting off rescuers from parts of the cave.Engineers desperately tried to pump water out of the cave - but struggled, at least at first.At the start, "no one really had any idea what to do", one volunteer said. The floodwaters blocked an elevated air pocket near Pattaya Beach, where divers believe the team may have been stranded.27 June: British and a US military team of divers and experts were sent to Thailand to help with the search.
Thai students prayed for the rescue mission to be a success Today, the carvings remain hidden in the massive cave, surrounded by six miles of tunnels, while the Baht note sits, framed, in a Chiang Rai museum dedicated to the rescue. They needed to get out, but instead had no choice but to scramble even deeper into the cave.The Wild Boars eventually found themselves marooned on a small rocky shelf about 4km from the cave entrance, past a normally dry point known as Pattaya Beach which by now was flooded.Swallowed up by an unforgiving mountain and surrounded by darkness, the boys and the coach lost all sense of time. "It's for their protection," said Night's grandfather, Seewad Sompiangjai. "The two divers spent some time with the boys - trying to boost their morale. “It will create more jobs for Mae Sai people, so tourists are very welcome here.”
"Coach Ake, I really thank you for taking care of all the kids, and keeping them safe," one boy's relative wrote.Sunday 7 July.