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Tragic past of Thai rescue doctor
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8 of 12 boys rescued from Thai caves
Cave divers in northern Thailand have rescued four more boys from a vast flooded cave system on the second day of a complex operation.
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Elon Musk’s radical plan for trapped boys
BILLIONAIRE tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has come up with a radical plan to rescue the soccer team trapped underground in a cave in Thailand
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How first four of 12 trapped Thai schoolboys were rescued from the cave
THE first four of the schoolboys trapped in the Thai cave have beaten the odds to make it through an unfathomably risky journey.
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Rescuers in a race against time to get the boys out
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Thai cave coach lost entire family aged 10
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Frantic rescuers battle against time to free Thai schoolboys from cave as one dies getting out
AS FRANTIC efforts to rescue 12 boys trapped in a cave in Thailand continue, two of the boys who are sick could be left behind.
Frantic rescuers battle against time to free Thai schoolboys from cave
FRANTIC efforts are underway to extract 12 boys and their coach from a cave in Thailand, but some may be too sick to manage.
Thailand cave drama: Rescuers race to drain water from caverns before new rains arrive
Thailand's navy continues to release videos of the young football players trapped in a flooded cave in northern Thailand.
Massive challenge in mission to rescue trapped boys
RESCUERS are now searching for a secret passage that could save the 12 boys trapped in a cave in Thailand and avoid a dangerous dive.
Thailand cave rescue: Boys appear in new video, 'I am healthy'
The youth soccer team will spend another night underground as Thai officials face rescue difficulties
Thai soccer team found alive after 10 days lost in caves
The desperate search drew worldwide attention, and hundreds of rescuers worked around the clock combating heavy rains and flooding that slowed the effort.
Thai soccer team found alive after 10 days lost in caves
The search began when a mother reported her son had not returned from soccer practice.
