Volunteers were called upon to pump water out of the caves and to divert the water from the sinkholes that were letting the rain into the tunnels and caverns of the cave system.
Thousands of other people were called on to help from other countries, but despite the great number of volunteers involved, there was no guarantee that the thirteen people inside the cave would make it out alive. This involved the Thai Navy SEALS, who were asked to enter the flooded caves, and a British cave dive rescue team who were called upon to lend their expertise.
When the boys didn’t return home for the planned birthday party, their parents understandably began to get worried.Īfter being alerted to the danger the football team were in, the local governor actioned a rescue mission. After the team entered the cave, the rain began to fall and the cave system quickly became flooded. Unfortunately, the weather can never be predicted. The trip to the Tham Luang cave was meant to be a happy moment for the boys and their coach as it was the first part of a celebration for one of the boys’ birthdays.Īs Monsoon season was still a few days away, the chances of heavy rainfall were slim. How did the boys get trapped in the cave? Let’s take a closer look at this gripping true-life movie. Ron Howard’s new film dramatizes this event and focuses on the rescue mission to save them. Did everybody get out of the caves alive? Or was the mission to save these thirteen lives an impossible one?
When he got to the surface, his rescuers said, all Bratchley wanted was pizza.In 2018, a group of young boys and their football coach were trapped in the Tham Luang cave system when heavy rainfall caused a flood that blocked their exit. "Thank you all for caring enough to be here," Jackson County mayor Randy Heady said. Putnam County loaned a mobile command unit. The Tennessee Highway Patrol ferried Sorenson from the Nashville International Airport to the cave by helicopter. Jackson County emergency services, including EMS, 911, the sheriff's office and others, as well as the Chatanooga Hamilton County Rescue Service Cave/Cliff team members all helped. Several agencies assisted in the rescue coordination throughout the day, including assistance from people as far away as Hawaii, Krebs said. Depending on weather conditions, the water is approximately 40 feet deep throughout the cave, he said. It can be as small as three feet tall by six feet wide or up to eight or 10 feet across, he said. The passage, however, is very tight in some areas, Krebs said. The cave stretches more than 400 feet from the entrance at ground level. Brian Krebs of the Hamilton County Rescue Squad said. That air bell contained "sufficient air to survive for an extended period, a period longer than 24 hours," Lt. Without food, drinking water or anything to keep him warm, he stayed alive in that air pocket, which the divers called a bell. He reviewed a map of the cave before the dive, and should have been aware of at least one large air pocket in the cave.
Wednesday.īratchley was "mentally and physically fit" for a dive like this, his friends told authorities before the rescue attempt was made. Rescue teams responded to the scene around 1 a.m. When they realized they were missing someone, the divers attempted several rescue trips of their own, emergency officials confirmed in a news conference. How did the diver get trapped?įive divers entered the cave on Wednesday afternoon, but only four came out. When he and Sorenson exited the cave Wednesday, Bratchley said he was fine.
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