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  • Thai soccer team rescued from cave

    Robyn Dixon, Los Angeles Times|Jul 11, 2018

    MAE SAI, Thailand — A drama that began on June 23 for 12 Thai boys and their soccer coach ended Tuesday evening when the last five of the group were taken from a flooded cave in northern Thailand, triggering joy and celebration across the country. The Thai Navy SEALs confirmed that all four boys and the coach were safe. The rescue was a triumphant close to an audacious operation, ushering children equipped with diving gear — some of the boys had to be taught to swim — through a dangerous tunnel system that would challenge the most exper...