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The Daily Article

Another boy rescued, 8 still inside Thailand cave

The Daily Article

The Denison Forum

Christianity, News, Daily News, Religion & Spirituality

4.9576 Ratings

🗓️ 9 July 2018

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Hi, this is Jim Denison with Tendison Forum, and this is the Daily

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Article for Monday, July 9, 2018. The second phase is underway in the rescue of

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eight boys in their coach trapped in a cave in northern Thailand. Divers

0:14.4

resumed their work around midnight, Eastern Time. Reuters is reporting that one

0:18.2

person has already been brought from the cave this morning.

0:21.1

The operation is expected to last several hours.

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A team of 90 expert divers, 40 from Thailand and 50 from other countries,

0:29.6

has been working in the cave system.

0:31.6

The process includes walking, wading, climbing, and diving along guide ropes are already in place.

0:36.6

As oxygen levels in the cave continued to drop and monsoon rains threatened to flood the cave

0:42.5

system, the first efforts to rescue the boys began over the weekend.

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Thirteen specialist divers and five Thai Navy seals descended into the watery network

0:51.9

of underground tunnels.

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They rescued four boys, each of whom

0:55.6

wore a full-face mask attached to an air bottle. Two divers accompanied each boy, one carrying his

1:01.8

air supply. About halfway through the ordeal, they had to navigate a section called T-junction.

1:07.4

It's so tight that divers must remove their air tanks to get through.

1:11.6

The escape route is extremely dangerous.

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A former Thai Navy SEAL, 38-year-old Samung Gunan, died last Friday while trying to reach

1:19.6

the group with oxygen.

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Christians around the world have been praying for the boys in their coach.

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Now we must intercede for the divers as well. Each of them is

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