What happened to… Thai cave rescue, part one – Toronto | 24CA News
On this episode of What occurred to…? Erica Vella revisits Thai cave rescue and the worldwide efforts that went behind the mission to avoid wasting the 12 boys and their soccer coach.
The 2018 Thai cave rescue rapidly grew to become a global spectacle, that captured the eye of individuals all around the globe.
Twelve boys and their soccer coach had been exploring the Tham Luang collapse Chiang Rai when the cave instantly flooded, trapping the group. Monsoon season got here early that yr, and the cave grew to become blocked by heavy rainwater.
Rick Stanton is among the world’s most famous cave divers and travelled from England to help with the rescue.
“When we arrived on site, there was, it was complete chaos,” he stated.
“It was hundreds and hundreds, if not thousands of people milling around.”
Stanton started working immediately beneath troublesome situations and he knew accessing the cave wasn’t going to be straightforward.
“The cave was continuing to flood to the point that we could not dive beyond the third chamber. It was impossible to progress. There was a narrowing of the passage and the current was so strong. So we said it is impossible to go upstream,” he stated.
Thanet Natisri is an knowledgeable in water administration. He is initially from Thailand, however moved to the United States as a youngster. He typically returns to Thailand to work on authorities tasks.
When he heard in regards to the rescue efforts that had been underway, he travelled to Tham Luang to supply his experience in hopes of serving to Stanton and different divers proceed their mission.
“Really, the solution was to somehow stop the currents. Make it less strong than it is, so the divers could continue to search for the boys. And in order to do that, it’s pumping out water, second is stop it from going into the first place,” Natisri stated.
Stanton stated situations had been inconceivable as he dove by means of the pitch-dark cave.
“You cannot see where you’re going,” he stated.
“And on the similar time feeling round for our bodies, which you might need to do.
“We didn’t want to swim past them. … That’s when everything changed.”
On this episode of What occurred to…? Erica Vella revisits the unbelievable Thai Cave rescue mission. She speaks with diver Rick Stanton in regards to the wins, the challenges, and finally, the way it was pulled off. She additionally speaks to water administration knowledgeable Thanet Natisri to learn the way the cave was made protected sufficient for divers to enter.
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