They’ve gotten the 8th boy out and have now stopped for the night. Here’s a live stream of the ongoing coverage from near the site:
For those wondering what this type of rescue entails, here’s a former certified cave and rescue diver from central Florida:
First off, let’s acknowledge that open water scuba is a chump sport now. Sorry Mom and Dad (who both learned from retired/sadistic SEALS) it’s all computers, no one drown proofs you, and most idiots can learn to dive.
They don’t call it “Put Another Dummy In” for nothing kids 2/X— Puff, probably a real person (@Where_is_Puff) July 9, 2018
Cave diving is 30-90’ of overhead. You F up you gas calculations you die.
You have a catastrophic gear failure? You die.
You go in untrained? Guess who gets to pull you bloated corpse out. Worst days were when we’d get calls from the Alachua Co. Sherrif’s office— Puff, probably a real person (@Where_is_Puff) July 9, 2018
So, to be a cave diver and rescue cert’d is a lot of work. Think about the Thai SEAL who died, that man has more time and skill in a cave than 99% over divers alive
Let that sink in
Now you are asking if terrified, starving young men to enter the SCARIEST ENVIRONMENT IMAGINABLE— Puff, probably a real person (@Where_is_Puff) July 9, 2018