Cave rescue heroes

Rescuers holding an evacuated football team member during the ongoing rescue operations for the youth football team and their coach inside a cave complex at Tham Luang cave in Khun Nam Nang Non Forest Park, Chiang Rai province, Thailand.
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On June 23, 12 schoolboys and their football coach vanished into a winding, dangerous cave near the Thai-Myanmar border.

They would not emerge until 17 days later, saved by a tenacious team of international divers, soldiers, medics and volunteers as the world watched, transfixed.

Here's a recap of the extraordinary saga.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on July 12, 2018, with the headline Cave rescue heroes. Subscribe