Asia-Pacific

How rescuers pulled off the impossible in a treacherous Thai cave

The Wild Boars soccer team owe their lives to some expert divers’ improvisational skills

Thai cave rescue: the final four Thai navy Seals after bringing the last of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach to safety. Photograph: Royal Thai Navy/AFP/Getty
Thai cave rescue: the final four Thai navy Seals after bringing the last of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach to safety. Photograph: Royal Thai Navy/AFP/Getty
Richard C Paddock
Sat Jul 14 2018 - 06:00

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