The Miracle at Chiang Rai

As an at least half Englishman… My life right now is literally entirely focused on the World Cup with the prospects of England maybe, just maybe going into the top game. I haven’t focused on a lot of stories lately but this one stood out, for many reasons.

As a father of two boys I cannot imagine what those boys, their families and friends went through in these last 2 whirlwind weeks.

The heartbreak of their disappearance in the cave, the subsequent uncertainty of the search, the jubilation and ecstasy of their discovery, then the sudden, sober realization of the immensely difficult position that they found them in and how getting them out would be no easy task.

For these boys, the unimaginable horror of what they experienced, sitting in that dark, wet cave for days, hungry, scared, the uncertainty of waiting to find how they might get out, to finally making the unimaginable journey back through the treacherous cave that almost took their lives, the overwhelming bravery and courage it took for them to make that journey is alien to most of us.

I take immense pride in what occurred here (of course it’d be better if it hadn’t of happened at all)… People from every corner of our world came together, to save these boys.

Some professional, some volunteers, it proves beyond our petty politics, beyond some of the nonsense we choose to focus on, people from all different walks of life, religions, countries and backgrounds came together and solved a problem.

When death knocked on the door of these boys…

The world, with one, unified voice said: No!

You can’t have them!

For these boys… This unfortunately is only the beginning of their escape from that cave; they now have another journey to make as what happened to them may cause them some illness and mental scars that will surely take a long time to heal.

To all those who participated in this rescue, they are, heroes, in every sense of the word.

And finally… For Petty Officer Saman Gunan. Retired. He didn't have to be there, but he went and in doing so sacrificed his life, attempting to help these boys and lay the foundations of their escape, may his family and his soul find solace in the fact that he contributed to this incredible outcome.



With all the boys saved… This is better than any World Cup win (but ah… Go England!)

Jetboogieman said:

As an at least half Englishman… My life right now is literally entirely focused on the World Cup with the prospects of England maybe, just maybe going into the top game. I haven’t focused on a lot of stories lately but this one stood out, for many reasons.

As a father of two boys I cannot imagine what those boys, their families and friends went through in these last 2 whirlwind weeks.

The heartbreak of their disappearance in the cave, the subsequent uncertainty of the search, the jubilation and ecstasy of their discovery, then the sudden, sober realization of the immensely difficult position that they found them in and how getting them out would be no easy task.

For these boys, the unimaginable horror of what they experienced, sitting in that dark, wet cave for days, hungry, scared, the uncertainty of waiting to find how they might get out, to finally making the unimaginable journey back through the treacherous cave that almost took their lives, the overwhelming bravery and courage it took for them to make that journey is alien to most of us.

I take immense pride in what occurred here (of course it’d be better if it hadn’t of happened at all)… People from every corner of our world came together, to save these boys.

Some professional, some volunteers, it proves beyond our petty politics, beyond some of the nonsense we choose to focus on, people from all different walks of life, religions, countries and backgrounds came together and solved a problem.

When death knocked on the door of these boys…

The world, with one, unified voice said: No!

You can’t have them!

For these boys… This unfortunately is only the beginning of their escape from that cave; they now have another journey to make as what happened to them may cause them some illness and mental scars that will surely take a long time to heal.

To all those who participated in this rescue, they are, heroes, in every sense of the word.

And finally… For Petty Officer Saman Gunan. Retired. He didn't have to be there, but he went and in doing so sacrificed his life, attempting to help these boys and lay the foundations of their escape, may his family and his soul find solace in the fact that he contributed to this incredible outcome.

With all the boys saved… This is better than any World Cup win (but ah… Go England!)

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I can't remember any story like this one. It's been wonderful. Or, it's gotten wonderful.
I expect one day soon to see a whole bunch of brave men lined up in front of their King, being decorated for their roles in this.

Congratulations are certainly in order..JOB WELL DONE.

We dont get to say this much anymore.

THIS IS NICE!

Praise them with great praise!

Congrats to the highest degree! This could have been a real tragedy if
not for many extremely brave souls who put their lives on the line to
save another. A very high honor indeed.

When the Wild Boars football team was located deep inside the cave, after being missing for a week, the Adelaide anaesthetist abandoned his holiday in Thailand and volunteered to help.

He went in to assess the boys' health and stayed with them for three days.

It was under his direction that the weakest boys were first led out with the others successfully following in the complex operation.

Dr Harris, known as Harry, is believed to have been one of the last rescuers out of the cave

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-44789693

:applaud

The rescue sparked jubilation with Thais heaping praise on the rescue team of foreign and local divers as the triumphant tagline "Hooyah" pinballed across social media.

But Thai authorities have been coy on how a group of boys, many of whom could not swim and none with diving experience, could have navigated the treacherous narrow and submerged passageways of the Tham Luang complex, even with expert diving support.

After days of mounting speculation, a former Thai Navy SEAL diver broke the silence, revealing the boys were sleeping or partially-conscious as they were passed from diver-to-diver through the cave.

"Some of them were asleep, some of them were wiggling their fingers... (as if) groggy, but they were breathing," Commander Chaiyananta Peeranarong told AFP.

"My job was to transfer them along," he said, adding the "boys were wrapped up in stretchers already when they were being transferred" and were monitored at regular intervals by doctors posted along the kilometres-long escape route.

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https://www.yahoo.com/news/thais-rejoice-success-dramatic-cave-rescue-053210393.html

So that is how they keep kids who had their whole lives be taught to fear water from freaking out....they zonked them out on sedatives.