Thai cave rescue: All boys and coach brought safely out

Summary

All 12 members of a Thai youth football team and their coach have been brought safely out of the cave in northern Thailand
The final five members rescued join eight team members taken to hospital on Sunday and Monday and said to be doing well
Each person was pulled through the cave by expert divers
The last Navy Seals - three divers and a doctor - are out of the cave, the rescue chief says
The 12 boys and their coach were trapped by floods more than two weeks ago
One former Navy diver, Petty Officer Saman Gunan, died last week carrying oxygen in the cave ahead of the rescue

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Kevin Ponniah, Gareth Evans, Simon Fraser, Anna Jones, Andreas Illmer, Yvette Tan, Virginia Harrison, Joel Gunter and Heather Chen

Closed off to the mediapublished at 05:07 British Summer Time 8 July 2018
Rumours that an operation was under way first begin after Thai authorities told media personnel to leave a camp site near the cave where the boys are trapped.
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'Their hearts are strong'published at 05:00 British Summer Time 8 July 2018
The governor of Chiang Rai said the group were "determined and focused" on leaving the cave, adding that they had all agreed to the rescue operation.
"Their hearts are strong. No matter what they they have to face, they are ready to come out," said Narongsak Osotthanakorn.
'D-Day' at the cavepublished at 05:00 British Summer Time 8 July 2018
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What's happening in Thailand?published at 04:57 British Summer Time 8 July 2018
To bring you up to speed, the group went missing on the 23 June after exploring the Tham Luang cave in the northern province of Chiang Rai. Heavy rains struck, flooding the cave and trapping them inside.
They were found some nine days later by two British rescuer divers, but have remained trapped in the cave since as rescuers debated over the best way to bring them out.Thailand is currently in the midst of its monsoon season, which is expected to last until October.
The rescue mission beginspublished at 04:56 British Summer Time 8 July 2018
A rescue mission to bring out 12 boys and their coach trapped in a cave in Thailand has begun. The operation is expected to last at least eight hours, with the earliest the boys are expected to come out is by 21:00 local time (14:00 GMT).