Thailand holds its breath as workers rescue boys from a cave
Two weeks after they went missing, several boys have been rescued from a cave in Thailand.
Rising waters, falling oxygen levels and no easy way out.
It’s a treacherous situation for anyone, especially 12 children and their football coach who have been trapped in a cave in Thailand.
It’s a story that has gripped the attention of much of the world.
On Sunday, several of the trapped boys were successfully rescued and taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Elite divers guided the boys through hours of walking, crawling and swimming with an oxygen tank, out of a deep cave complex.
The teammates, along with their coach, had been trapped for more than two weeks.
Presenter: Laura Kyle
Guests:
Mike Tipton – professor of human and applied physiology at the Extreme Environments Laboratory at the University of Portsmouth
Andrea Danese – senior lecturer in developmental psychobiology and psychiatry at King’s College London
Neil Bennett – diver and managing director at New Zealand Diving