1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 3 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:18,560 It's a race against time in Thailand 4 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:21,160 to save the young members of a missing soccer team. 5 00:00:24,080 --> 00:00:27,280 The boys, ranging in age 11 to 16, have been feared dead 6 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:30,440 after they went missing with their 24-year-old soccer coach. 7 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:36,920 There's no pressure. Okay? 8 00:00:38,440 --> 00:00:40,920 {\an8}The fate of a dozen youth soccer players 9 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:44,320 {\an8}and their coach in Thailand has captivated people around the world. 10 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:50,000 {\an8}You don't have to answer any questions you don't want to. 11 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:51,840 {\an8}There are no right or wrong answers. 12 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:57,600 {\an8}This is the biggest international rescue attempt 13 00:00:57,680 --> 00:00:58,720 {\an8}that's ever been staged. 14 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:01,080 {\an8}There's help here from all over the world. 15 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:11,880 It's important to us that you feel comfortable. 16 00:01:11,960 --> 00:01:13,760 -We can stop at any time. -Okay. 17 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:15,080 Okay. 18 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:18,160 It was a drama the whole world watched unfold. 19 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:22,440 Stuck inside a flooded Thai cave for 17 days. 20 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:38,200 The outside world has no idea. 21 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:42,280 They probably have no idea at all what it was actually like inside the cave. 22 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:47,720 The truth might be different from what they think. 23 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:16,120 Stay close, Titan. 24 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:20,280 That day, we had soccer practice. 25 00:02:22,320 --> 00:02:24,840 -Help! There are dogs! -Come on! Let's go! 26 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:27,880 Dummy. 27 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:30,400 There's a group of dogs. My bike! 28 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:41,760 I'm Eakapol Jantawong, or Eak. 29 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:43,640 One foot in! 30 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:46,240 A coach is a leader. 31 00:02:46,320 --> 00:02:47,320 Shuffle, Tao. 32 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:50,680 You need discipline. 33 00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:52,120 Look at your teammates. 34 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:54,880 You must love this job. 35 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:57,400 Look at your teammates. 36 00:02:57,480 --> 00:03:00,360 Two passes only. Three touches max. 37 00:03:02,480 --> 00:03:05,040 All right. Forward! Dom, come in. 38 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:07,680 -Tao, can you go forward? 39 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:09,200 Let's go. 40 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:12,600 Most kids who go to school in this area 41 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:16,000 usually become thugs, drinkers or smokers. 42 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:23,040 We have the soccer team to keep them away from drugs. 43 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:24,400 Go! Go! 44 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:27,800 In terms of family background, 45 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:29,960 they mostly come from poor families. 46 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:31,640 Get in! Get in there. 47 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:34,720 I want to play for the national team. 48 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:38,160 Hey, defense. Watch out for your opponents. 49 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:39,880 I like Man U. 50 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:41,480 Manchester United. 51 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:43,120 Man U. 52 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:44,920 Finish it. 53 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:49,120 Coach Eak likes every play to be practiced, so we work hard. 54 00:03:49,200 --> 00:03:50,840 Pass it, Mix! 55 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:54,480 I try to support these kids 56 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:57,240 so they can get a scholarship at a high-level academy. 57 00:03:57,320 --> 00:03:58,520 Let Tao finish it. 58 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:05,960 Break time. 59 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:09,640 At that time I was 24 years old. 60 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:12,960 Off the field, I was just their older brother. 61 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:15,520 Come on. 62 00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:19,680 We're not related but we're brothers. 63 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:21,840 We spend time together like a family. 64 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:25,960 Top North team versus Top South. 65 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:27,680 The Score is 2-0. 66 00:04:30,520 --> 00:04:33,160 We were planning to go to the cave after practice. 67 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:39,520 City kids go to the mall in their free time, 68 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:43,080 but country kids only have the mountains and the forests. 69 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:49,120 Tham Luang Cave was the most exciting place. 70 00:04:49,880 --> 00:04:51,360 I'd been many times. 71 00:04:57,320 --> 00:04:59,360 After practice, we ate. 72 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:03,920 I remember I only had about ten sticks of grilled pork and a kilo of rice. 73 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:06,400 That's what they said. 74 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:09,880 I threw my leftovers away. 75 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:12,080 Eat the sticky rice. 76 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:13,120 What is it? 77 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:14,520 It's sticky rice. 78 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:18,720 Hurry and get ready. 79 00:05:19,320 --> 00:05:21,040 -Let's go. -Come on, let's go. 80 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:25,400 After eating, we rode our bikes to Tham Luang Cave. 81 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:27,200 Hurry up. 82 00:05:27,280 --> 00:05:29,680 -Wait for me. -I'm coming. 83 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:31,680 -Me too. 84 00:05:32,720 --> 00:05:33,680 What? 85 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:39,080 Follow me. Come on. 86 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:41,120 Let's go. 87 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:42,720 Don't do that, Tle. 88 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:48,880 There was no rain. It was hot and sunny. 89 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:51,800 Whoo-hoo! 90 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:55,080 -Let's go, let's go! -It's not that. It's… 91 00:05:56,640 --> 00:05:59,320 Some were excited for their first cave experience. 92 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:01,760 -Come on, let's go! -Let's do this! 93 00:06:03,080 --> 00:06:05,400 We raced each other as hard as we could. 94 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:12,680 I was always left behind. 95 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:15,080 I'm so tired. 96 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:21,680 Titan was the youngest in the group, and everyone wanted to tease him. 97 00:06:22,840 --> 00:06:25,640 There wasn't a single day I didn't get teased. 98 00:06:26,920 --> 00:06:28,560 Titan's strengths? 99 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:32,280 I can't think of any. 100 00:06:39,520 --> 00:06:42,240 Titan and I are close. We're like brothers. 101 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:50,200 We rode past orange groves. 102 00:07:10,080 --> 00:07:11,200 Let's pray to Jao Mae. 103 00:07:11,280 --> 00:07:12,280 Look over there. 104 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:13,480 Hurry. 105 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:17,240 Let's go. 106 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:26,520 We saw the sign and we all said, "We can't go inside." 107 00:07:29,440 --> 00:07:33,640 I think the sign said, "There are flash floods from July to November." 108 00:07:36,760 --> 00:07:39,320 We went in the cave on June 23rd. 109 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:41,240 It wasn't even the rainy season yet. 110 00:07:55,120 --> 00:07:56,720 Let's pray to Jao Mae Nangnon. 111 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:02,280 Jao Mae is the guardian of this place. 112 00:08:03,080 --> 00:08:06,080 If we do something without asking for her permission first, 113 00:08:06,160 --> 00:08:07,880 something bad can happen. 114 00:08:16,440 --> 00:08:18,680 There's a legend about Jao Mae Nangnon. 115 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:20,080 She was a princess. 116 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:28,080 There was a horseman who fell in love with the princess. 117 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:32,000 They ran away together. 118 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:37,760 -Soldiers chased them. 119 00:08:41,240 --> 00:08:43,480 The horseman went to look for food. 120 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:50,400 The soldiers killed him. 121 00:08:55,320 --> 00:08:57,920 The princess waited, but he never came back, 122 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:00,520 so she used her hairpin to kill herself. 123 00:09:04,520 --> 00:09:06,840 The mountains look like the princess. 124 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:22,360 -Let's get the bikes. -Let's go into the cave. 125 00:09:22,440 --> 00:09:23,760 Come on. 126 00:09:23,840 --> 00:09:25,320 -Wow. -I see. 127 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:28,880 When we arrived at the cave entrance, 128 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:32,800 the kids were excited and they were like, "Wow! It's this big?" 129 00:09:35,520 --> 00:09:36,680 Hurry up. 130 00:09:36,760 --> 00:09:38,880 Guys, pray before you enter the cave. 131 00:09:40,200 --> 00:09:42,120 We'd usually leave everything behind. 132 00:09:42,200 --> 00:09:43,360 Let's go. 133 00:09:54,640 --> 00:09:57,560 We didn't bring food. We only had flashlights when we entered. 134 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:07,040 I had Tee lead the way and I was the last one inside. 135 00:10:07,680 --> 00:10:09,480 Tee was like my special assistant. 136 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:15,840 I felt more at ease when I had Tee with me. 137 00:10:15,920 --> 00:10:18,480 Because at the very least, with Tee there, 138 00:10:18,560 --> 00:10:20,880 he could help take care of the rest of the kids. 139 00:10:28,400 --> 00:10:29,360 Let's go. 140 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:31,960 I had been inside before. 141 00:10:32,440 --> 00:10:35,560 So I was confident. I wanted to take the boys there. 142 00:10:50,440 --> 00:10:53,960 We were only supposed to stay for an hour. I had a tutoring session. 143 00:11:12,480 --> 00:11:14,560 Wow, look at that! 144 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:16,240 We were messing around. 145 00:11:21,880 --> 00:11:24,640 We were teasing Tee because he had a girlfriend, 146 00:11:24,720 --> 00:11:27,680 joking that they take pictures together and hold hands. 147 00:11:30,960 --> 00:11:32,440 Let's go, let's go. 148 00:11:33,880 --> 00:11:35,920 They were joking around the whole way. 149 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:38,560 When I saw that. I was happy. 150 00:11:40,120 --> 00:11:42,880 There are more places to hide ahead? 151 00:11:43,480 --> 00:11:44,800 Yes, there are. 152 00:11:47,200 --> 00:11:48,760 You know you can't go in there. 153 00:11:54,400 --> 00:11:56,520 When we arrived at the T-junction, 154 00:11:56,600 --> 00:11:59,360 we couldn't go further than a few meters to the right. 155 00:11:59,440 --> 00:12:01,480 We had to take a left to go further. 156 00:12:13,560 --> 00:12:16,600 I think I was scared when we got to the T-junction. 157 00:12:17,560 --> 00:12:18,920 There was a stream of water. 158 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:22,880 I was afraid it would flood and we couldn't get out. 159 00:12:26,480 --> 00:12:28,080 No matter what season it is, 160 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:30,680 there's always water there. It's never dry. 161 00:12:34,840 --> 00:12:36,640 I said, "A lot of water is pouring in. 162 00:12:36,720 --> 00:12:38,640 Should we go back? We're far enough." 163 00:12:42,400 --> 00:12:46,400 They said, "Go back by yourself if you want to. What, are you scared?" 164 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:54,160 I let everyone decide for themselves. 165 00:12:54,240 --> 00:12:56,920 If they chose not to keep going, we'd all go back. 166 00:12:57,000 --> 00:12:59,760 We voted. It's more beautiful further in. 167 00:13:00,800 --> 00:13:02,760 -Let's go. Let's go now. -Let's go. 168 00:13:04,640 --> 00:13:06,480 They said, "Let's keep going." 169 00:13:09,960 --> 00:13:12,040 But I was thinking how I wanted to leave. 170 00:13:12,920 --> 00:13:14,760 Follow me, follow me. 171 00:13:15,760 --> 00:13:17,000 Let's go inside. 172 00:13:18,920 --> 00:13:21,040 We left our bags and shoes. 173 00:13:21,120 --> 00:13:22,640 We were afraid they'd get wet. 174 00:13:27,800 --> 00:13:30,000 We kept going with only our flashlights. 175 00:13:34,120 --> 00:13:35,320 Hey, wait for me. 176 00:13:40,840 --> 00:13:43,360 I've been working at Tham Luang-Khun Nam Nang Non 177 00:13:43,440 --> 00:13:45,240 for about two years. 178 00:13:45,320 --> 00:13:48,840 In the evening, I have to check if anyone is still inside. 179 00:13:53,360 --> 00:13:56,160 It usually starts raining in July. 180 00:13:56,240 --> 00:13:59,360 It was June. How can it start raining in June? 181 00:14:03,240 --> 00:14:06,040 From the entrance, the length of Tham Luang Cave 182 00:14:06,120 --> 00:14:09,080 is 10 kilometers and 316 meters. 183 00:14:12,640 --> 00:14:15,920 When the rainy season starts, the water flows from the peak. 184 00:14:18,400 --> 00:14:22,880 The water flows down from every direction. It's full of holes inside. 185 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:29,000 I counted eleven bikes. 186 00:14:29,680 --> 00:14:31,600 At first, I thought they were adults. 187 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:35,840 If you enter without the staff knowing, 188 00:14:35,920 --> 00:14:38,760 you could be stuck all night. I mean, who'd know? 189 00:14:48,360 --> 00:14:51,840 As we went further, it got more beautiful, so we kept going. 190 00:14:56,080 --> 00:14:58,480 There was like an aura drawing us. 191 00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:04,160 I wanted them to see something beautiful. 192 00:15:08,920 --> 00:15:11,600 I thought I could take them to learn something new. 193 00:15:15,720 --> 00:15:17,080 It was very beautiful. 194 00:15:17,160 --> 00:15:19,280 It was like diamond dust, just amazing. 195 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:21,680 There was a big chamber. 196 00:15:36,360 --> 00:15:39,160 Titan had to leave before five o'clock for his class. 197 00:15:39,240 --> 00:15:42,840 I said, "Guys, let's go back. Time's up. We'll come again." 198 00:15:42,920 --> 00:15:43,840 Let's go. 199 00:15:51,880 --> 00:15:53,640 So we started to wade back. 200 00:15:54,880 --> 00:15:58,840 While we headed back, we were just chatting like normal. 201 00:16:00,600 --> 00:16:02,000 Until the T-junction. 202 00:16:03,880 --> 00:16:05,760 At the T-junction, I thought… 203 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:08,280 It was one way in and out. 204 00:16:09,080 --> 00:16:11,480 "Is this right?" Eak said yes. 205 00:16:14,680 --> 00:16:16,840 The water flooded the T-junction. 206 00:16:16,920 --> 00:16:20,080 It was covered entirely, and we couldn't go forward. 207 00:16:22,400 --> 00:16:27,160 At that moment, I suddenly thought, "Oh no. "We're in a big mess." 208 00:16:31,520 --> 00:16:32,400 We were in shock. 209 00:16:35,480 --> 00:16:38,160 So I said, "Let's find a way to get out of here." 210 00:16:38,760 --> 00:16:40,560 I was going to check another way. 211 00:16:42,240 --> 00:16:43,360 I decided to dive. 212 00:16:49,960 --> 00:16:52,800 I felt anxious. I didn't know if Eak would find a way out. 213 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:04,920 I opened my eyes, but I couldn't see anything. 214 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:12,200 I tried to dig. 215 00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:21,440 I couldn't make it through. 216 00:17:27,920 --> 00:17:29,800 I was about to run out of breath. 217 00:17:35,080 --> 00:17:36,280 I thought I was dying. 218 00:17:40,680 --> 00:17:42,240 At that moment, I shook the rope. 219 00:17:42,320 --> 00:17:43,440 One, two… 220 00:17:43,520 --> 00:17:45,200 The boys pulled it. 221 00:17:45,280 --> 00:17:46,960 One more time. 222 00:17:48,800 --> 00:17:51,160 I had completely run out of air. 223 00:17:53,960 --> 00:17:55,640 Two. Again. 224 00:17:57,360 --> 00:18:03,040 One, two. One, two. 225 00:18:10,200 --> 00:18:12,920 I told the kids it's a dead end. 226 00:18:15,760 --> 00:18:19,280 When Eak said that, I got quiet. I didn't know what to do. 227 00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:29,160 Anybody here? 228 00:18:30,960 --> 00:18:34,120 It was around five or six o'clock, and they were still inside. 229 00:18:35,320 --> 00:18:38,680 My boss sent out two more staff to help the search. 230 00:18:38,760 --> 00:18:40,120 Where are you? 231 00:18:40,720 --> 00:18:42,600 Anybody there? 232 00:18:46,840 --> 00:18:49,240 We walked from the first chamber to the second chamber. 233 00:18:49,320 --> 00:18:52,600 We yelled out, but we couldn't find them. 234 00:18:55,760 --> 00:18:57,840 There was already a lot of water. 235 00:18:57,920 --> 00:18:59,120 Anyone there? 236 00:18:59,200 --> 00:19:01,480 They weren't in the third chamber either. 237 00:19:02,720 --> 00:19:05,480 I hoped we'd find them at the T-Junction. 238 00:19:06,920 --> 00:19:08,720 Is anybody here? 239 00:19:10,560 --> 00:19:14,040 When I got there, I found their bags and shoes. 240 00:19:14,120 --> 00:19:16,680 I looked around until I found their phones. 241 00:19:19,840 --> 00:19:23,760 At that moment, my heart sank. They're kids. 242 00:19:26,440 --> 00:19:27,520 Anyone hear me? 243 00:19:27,600 --> 00:19:31,960 Can anyone hear us? 244 00:19:33,640 --> 00:19:35,480 The cave was full of water. 245 00:19:35,560 --> 00:19:38,080 At that point I thought, "Man, what do I do?" 246 00:19:38,160 --> 00:19:40,080 "How can I get these kids out?" 247 00:19:41,520 --> 00:19:42,440 Hello! 248 00:19:43,680 --> 00:19:46,000 I said: "Let's get out and call for help." 249 00:19:59,840 --> 00:20:01,840 When I saw the water level rising, 250 00:20:02,440 --> 00:20:05,480 I had to do whatever I could to keep the kids calm. 251 00:20:06,760 --> 00:20:08,720 So I tried to act as normal as possible. 252 00:20:11,360 --> 00:20:14,320 I told them, "Maybe it's just the tides." 253 00:20:17,120 --> 00:20:18,960 I thought the water level would drop. 254 00:20:19,040 --> 00:20:21,800 So I said, "Let's go find somewhere to sleep." 255 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:25,040 "We'll come back and check tomorrow. When it drops, we'll get out." 256 00:20:25,120 --> 00:20:27,960 Two, three, yeah. 257 00:20:29,520 --> 00:20:31,520 We tried to stay positive. 258 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:40,320 I had missed my session. So I thought, "Perfect. I don't have to go to my tutor." 259 00:20:46,480 --> 00:20:47,720 No one was panicking 260 00:20:47,800 --> 00:20:50,680 because it was like we were just going to sleep in a new place. 261 00:20:50,760 --> 00:20:53,120 We're having an adventure, something like that. 262 00:20:59,080 --> 00:21:01,840 That night, I was only afraid of my parents scolding me. 263 00:21:01,920 --> 00:21:04,760 Some of us hadn't even told our parents where we were going. 264 00:21:09,160 --> 00:21:11,200 I thought my parents would probably look for me 265 00:21:11,280 --> 00:21:13,240 and try to find out where I went. 266 00:21:20,360 --> 00:21:24,040 I worry about Tee when he goes out or goes somewhere with friends. 267 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:31,520 I kept waiting, but he never came back. 268 00:21:32,160 --> 00:21:35,800 I was concerned Tee had gotten into a fight with someone. 269 00:21:35,880 --> 00:21:40,320 A kid from his school came and told me, "Tee is stuck in the cave." 270 00:21:48,840 --> 00:21:52,320 The first time my husband took me there, I was scared. 271 00:21:55,120 --> 00:21:57,280 When I went inside the cave and I saw people… 272 00:21:57,360 --> 00:21:59,480 -Go down to the ridge. 273 00:21:59,560 --> 00:22:00,440 Let me help. 274 00:22:01,520 --> 00:22:03,440 Shoes were left at the front. 275 00:22:03,520 --> 00:22:05,280 No one had moved anything. 276 00:22:05,360 --> 00:22:08,040 His bicycle was there, his bag and belongings. 277 00:22:08,120 --> 00:22:09,640 I was so shocked. 278 00:22:13,480 --> 00:22:16,000 The atmosphere at the entrance was eerie. 279 00:22:16,880 --> 00:22:19,680 {\an8}I felt terrible after, I was breathless. 280 00:22:20,280 --> 00:22:23,960 {\an8}I didn't know what to do but pray to our sacred beings to protect my son. 281 00:22:25,720 --> 00:22:28,000 I had no idea he was going to the cave. 282 00:22:28,640 --> 00:22:32,520 In the morning he only said that he was going to play in a soccer match. 283 00:22:33,160 --> 00:22:35,800 He said nothing about going to the cave. 284 00:22:37,520 --> 00:22:41,960 People came to ask me questions, but I kept crying. 285 00:22:42,040 --> 00:22:44,880 I couldn't answer them because I was so sad. 286 00:22:57,080 --> 00:22:59,680 The first night I slept with the flashlight on. 287 00:22:59,760 --> 00:23:02,440 If it got completely dark, everyone would get scared. 288 00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:07,880 We slept next to each other, 289 00:23:08,800 --> 00:23:10,280 and held one another. 290 00:23:13,640 --> 00:23:16,680 It felt as cold as ice, we could feel the frostbite. 291 00:23:25,280 --> 00:23:28,160 I could only hear the sound of our breath and my own heart beating. 292 00:23:28,800 --> 00:23:30,200 It went… 293 00:23:31,520 --> 00:23:32,440 …in rhythm. 294 00:23:47,480 --> 00:23:49,280 The first night, what I was worried about 295 00:23:49,360 --> 00:23:51,680 was whether or not we would be able to get out. 296 00:23:54,120 --> 00:23:58,160 I had to take care of these 12 lives without knowing what would happen next. 297 00:24:13,680 --> 00:24:16,320 Our first story is an incident that happened last night. 298 00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:18,960 {\an8}A Thai cave is flooded and 13 are trapped. 299 00:24:19,040 --> 00:24:20,080 {\an8}DUO NEWS 300 00:24:20,160 --> 00:24:23,040 {\an8}Right. Even rescue workers haven't been able to get to them. 301 00:24:25,160 --> 00:24:26,280 Okay, count off. 302 00:24:26,360 --> 00:24:27,200 -One. -Two. 303 00:24:27,280 --> 00:24:28,120 -Three. -Four. 304 00:24:28,200 --> 00:24:29,240 -Five. -Six. 305 00:24:30,440 --> 00:24:32,840 As of now, we have sent eight teams. 306 00:24:32,920 --> 00:24:35,680 In terms of headcount, that's almost 50 officers. 307 00:24:35,760 --> 00:24:37,840 They're carrying diving gear and food. 308 00:24:42,360 --> 00:24:46,680 At the time, there were very few of us who knew their way around Tham Luang Cave, 309 00:24:46,760 --> 00:24:48,640 especially those of us known as cave explorers. 310 00:24:48,720 --> 00:24:51,320 THAM LUANG MAP THAM LUANG KHUN NAM NANG NON LEGEND 311 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:54,320 I happened to have prior knowledge of the cave. 312 00:24:58,440 --> 00:25:02,120 The first time I went to help, I saw all the water at the T-junction. 313 00:25:08,960 --> 00:25:10,760 We started our rescue mission with equipment. 314 00:25:11,400 --> 00:25:14,440 Water pumps, ropes, things we could find around the area. 315 00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:22,000 Now it's up to the water pumps to clear out the path. 316 00:25:25,080 --> 00:25:27,600 We were fighting massive amounts of water with limited equipment. 317 00:25:29,840 --> 00:25:32,200 The technology we had wasn't enough to pump the water out. 318 00:25:47,160 --> 00:25:49,360 {\an8}Once it starts raining, it won't let up. 319 00:25:49,960 --> 00:25:54,200 I thought, "If it rains heavily, the water will flood in and fill up everything." 320 00:25:54,840 --> 00:25:56,680 "We probably won't find them by that point." 321 00:25:58,120 --> 00:26:01,360 If we don't get any more rain, and the water level drops, 322 00:26:01,440 --> 00:26:03,360 we might be able to pump more out. 323 00:26:03,440 --> 00:26:04,800 That would be good news. 324 00:26:06,120 --> 00:26:10,200 I was glad the governor was there. He said he would keep us informed. 325 00:26:11,760 --> 00:26:14,280 Every one or two hours, he'd give us an update 326 00:26:16,240 --> 00:26:19,520 My only hope is that they're doing well and there will be no more rain. 327 00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:25,800 We were against time and nature. 328 00:26:28,360 --> 00:26:30,520 Oh, the water is rising, see that? 329 00:26:30,600 --> 00:26:31,520 I see. 330 00:26:31,600 --> 00:26:33,640 Yesterday, the water wasn't this high. 331 00:26:33,720 --> 00:26:35,280 It's rising quickly 332 00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:38,520 -It's getting higher. -Yeah. 333 00:26:42,800 --> 00:26:43,920 {\an8}We had to work faster 334 00:26:44,000 --> 00:26:46,200 {\an8}because more water was coming in from the back. 335 00:26:52,360 --> 00:26:53,440 It was also very difficult 336 00:26:53,520 --> 00:26:55,920 because the water was coming from two channels that would meet 337 00:26:56,000 --> 00:26:57,840 and surge towards the cave entrance. 338 00:26:59,960 --> 00:27:01,600 That's what was troubling. 339 00:27:15,560 --> 00:27:17,240 When we woke up, there was water. 340 00:27:18,600 --> 00:27:21,800 When I turned back around, the water almost got to me 341 00:27:21,880 --> 00:27:25,240 It was quick. It kept coming. It kept following us. 342 00:27:27,560 --> 00:27:29,280 We had to solve the problem. 343 00:27:30,640 --> 00:27:33,320 So we gathered and discussed what to do next. 344 00:27:37,800 --> 00:27:38,760 "Do we go forward?" 345 00:27:47,160 --> 00:27:49,560 I told the boys to use the flashlights sparingly. 346 00:27:57,360 --> 00:27:59,320 "Don't give up, no matter what." 347 00:28:10,360 --> 00:28:12,480 Some of the kids started complaining, 348 00:28:12,560 --> 00:28:15,840 "What are the rescue workers even doing? Why haven't they come looking for us?" 349 00:28:21,000 --> 00:28:22,800 We need more people. 350 00:28:24,240 --> 00:28:25,560 Seventeen. 351 00:28:25,640 --> 00:28:28,720 How long before they're really in danger? 352 00:28:28,800 --> 00:28:34,280 Uh, I… I cannot expect how long, but every minute is important. 353 00:28:49,880 --> 00:28:51,360 Slowly. Be careful. 354 00:28:53,400 --> 00:28:57,080 Titan, sweetie, I'm waiting here to take you home. 355 00:28:59,240 --> 00:29:02,960 Let's go home, son. Come on, let's go home, Biw! 356 00:29:04,800 --> 00:29:08,480 At that moment, I felt like I had to call out to Titan. 357 00:29:09,240 --> 00:29:11,240 I thought if he could hear me, 358 00:29:11,320 --> 00:29:13,680 he would at least know that I was waiting there. 359 00:29:20,880 --> 00:29:24,160 I would go to work and get off around- 00 or- 00 p.m. 360 00:29:24,240 --> 00:29:27,520 So during that time, he was really close with Eak. 361 00:29:33,640 --> 00:29:37,760 At the time, I could only think about how much Titan looked up to Eak. 362 00:29:38,320 --> 00:29:39,720 I said to myself, 363 00:29:39,800 --> 00:29:42,480 "You must get Titan out, Eak. I know you can do it." 364 00:29:44,440 --> 00:29:46,920 Jao Mae, please give our boys the strength. 365 00:29:47,000 --> 00:29:49,760 {\an8}Frantic search for 12 boys and their football coach. 366 00:29:49,840 --> 00:29:53,280 {\an8}And desperate families are waiting nervously for news. 367 00:29:54,080 --> 00:29:56,600 {\an8}It was still quite a local story at that time. 368 00:29:56,680 --> 00:29:58,640 {\an8}I didn't think it would turn into anything. 369 00:29:58,720 --> 00:30:00,240 {\an8}And I honestly thought at that stage, 370 00:30:00,320 --> 00:30:02,400 {\an8}"Well, that's... that's 13 dead people." 371 00:30:02,480 --> 00:30:04,560 But I remember our news director was very, very keen. 372 00:30:04,640 --> 00:30:06,320 He said, "This is going to be a huge story. 373 00:30:12,200 --> 00:30:14,160 Different units have been coming here frequently 374 00:30:14,240 --> 00:30:16,440 to provide us with important support. 375 00:30:21,520 --> 00:30:23,720 There were all sorts of people who came to help. 376 00:30:24,240 --> 00:30:26,840 From doctors and nurses, to soldiers. 377 00:30:26,920 --> 00:30:29,480 It was like the forces of the whole country were there. 378 00:30:30,280 --> 00:30:32,360 That was what I was most impressed with. 379 00:30:36,160 --> 00:30:37,840 We have a patrol unit searching 380 00:30:37,920 --> 00:30:39,960 for any other possible exit routes. 381 00:30:40,680 --> 00:30:42,440 The Border Patrol will fly a helicopter 382 00:30:42,520 --> 00:30:45,720 to check and see if there are any other entrances to the cave. 383 00:30:48,160 --> 00:30:52,440 Different local forestry forces along with part of the military forces, 384 00:30:52,520 --> 00:30:54,600 will patrol the area to find entry points 385 00:30:54,680 --> 00:30:57,720 where water can flood in, in order to block them. 386 00:30:58,960 --> 00:31:02,520 The SEALs will fly in directly from Sattahip at midnight. 387 00:31:07,720 --> 00:31:10,480 I was the commander of the Naval Special Warfare Command, 388 00:31:10,560 --> 00:31:11,600 for the Royal Thai Fleet. 389 00:31:11,680 --> 00:31:14,640 We were racing against time and rising water levels. 390 00:31:14,720 --> 00:31:16,080 Watch your feet. 391 00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:21,400 A bit more, one, two. 392 00:31:23,000 --> 00:31:24,400 We had to pump the water out 393 00:31:24,480 --> 00:31:27,640 so the SEALs could find the kids as quickly as possible. 394 00:31:39,120 --> 00:31:41,560 The SEALs are skilled divers. 395 00:31:42,440 --> 00:31:43,680 When they first arrived, 396 00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:49,800 they tried to dive through and away from the T-junction. 397 00:31:54,320 --> 00:31:57,680 As the water got higher, we couldn't go further. 398 00:32:17,960 --> 00:32:20,400 Tee's alarm rang at00 every morning. 399 00:32:27,240 --> 00:32:30,680 We would have been more stressed out if we didn't know the time. 400 00:32:30,760 --> 00:32:34,080 We would have lived each day without having any plan at all. 401 00:32:42,720 --> 00:32:46,440 I organized the day as I would under normal circumstances. 402 00:32:48,120 --> 00:32:51,280 From morning until evening, we would look for a way out. 403 00:32:54,400 --> 00:32:57,040 Coach Eak told us, "There's definitely a way out." 404 00:32:57,640 --> 00:33:00,080 And we tried to find one every single day. 405 00:33:05,840 --> 00:33:08,400 I was trying to fight off mental weakness in myself. 406 00:33:16,880 --> 00:33:19,160 We walked until we got tired. 407 00:33:20,680 --> 00:33:22,360 It was around evening. 408 00:33:23,040 --> 00:33:25,880 The only thing I could think about was that I was hungry. 409 00:33:25,960 --> 00:33:29,480 You want to give up? 410 00:33:30,880 --> 00:33:33,760 I was so hungry, and everyone kept talking about food. 411 00:33:33,840 --> 00:33:36,880 That was aggravating. It was freaking torture. 412 00:33:38,880 --> 00:33:42,560 I imagined food in my head and I wanted to eat everything. 413 00:33:45,840 --> 00:33:48,640 "I want to order KFC. Will they deliver to us here?" 414 00:33:48,720 --> 00:33:51,800 We couldn't stop thinking about food. 415 00:33:51,880 --> 00:33:57,880 One guy dreamed about drinking his favorite brand of milk. 416 00:33:58,720 --> 00:34:00,880 He was drinking the milk in his dream. 417 00:34:02,160 --> 00:34:06,080 When he woke up, he found himself with Adul's toe in his mouth. 418 00:34:06,160 --> 00:34:07,880 Pork skewers. 419 00:34:11,920 --> 00:34:15,560 I thought about when we were eating at the soccer field at noon. 420 00:34:17,520 --> 00:34:19,080 That was my biggest regret. 421 00:34:19,640 --> 00:34:22,600 I ate very little. I should have eaten a lot. 422 00:34:30,800 --> 00:34:33,080 I dreamed about a meal with my family. 423 00:34:37,640 --> 00:34:40,280 I hoped that I would get to eat my mother's cooking again. 424 00:34:44,640 --> 00:34:48,240 We didn't have a lot of money. My mother mostly cooked simple dishes. 425 00:35:00,640 --> 00:35:02,600 I missed my mom's cabbage curry. 426 00:35:06,280 --> 00:35:08,080 I really wanted her cooking. 427 00:35:30,920 --> 00:35:34,000 The only thing I could tell them was, "Keep drinking water." 428 00:35:34,080 --> 00:35:36,840 We had to do whatever we could to survive. 429 00:35:40,200 --> 00:35:44,520 Drinking water helped a little. But we were still hungry. 430 00:35:48,080 --> 00:35:52,160 Then I was starting to get very tired. I had no energy. 431 00:35:52,240 --> 00:35:55,000 I felt dizzy. I immediately fell when I got up. 432 00:35:58,800 --> 00:36:02,440 I had to protect these guys. I couldn't let anything happen to them. 433 00:36:06,360 --> 00:36:08,360 My parents passed when I was young. 434 00:36:12,680 --> 00:36:15,160 In order to lighten the burden on my relatives, 435 00:36:16,040 --> 00:36:18,280 I had to be ordained into monkhood. 436 00:36:18,880 --> 00:36:21,040 I was ordained for over ten years. 437 00:36:24,640 --> 00:36:26,360 Being ordained as a novice monk 438 00:36:26,440 --> 00:36:29,560 has made me a stronger person mentally and physically. 439 00:36:32,000 --> 00:36:35,320 If your mind is weak, your body will be weak. 440 00:36:35,400 --> 00:36:38,560 If your mind is strong, your body will be strong. 441 00:36:39,640 --> 00:36:43,320 Before we went to sleep, we would pray and ask holy spirits for blessings. 442 00:36:46,920 --> 00:36:50,280 We just asked Jao Mae Nangnon to help us with a miracle. 443 00:36:54,520 --> 00:36:56,280 We meditated to calm down. 444 00:37:00,320 --> 00:37:02,720 To be with ourselves, and not lose our focus. 445 00:37:03,320 --> 00:37:08,120 We thought, even if no one is coming to save us, don't panic, just stay calm. 446 00:37:14,480 --> 00:37:17,320 I took a breath and prayed that we would make it. 447 00:37:38,640 --> 00:37:39,880 {\an8}It's raining heavily. 448 00:37:39,960 --> 00:37:40,960 {\an8}THAIRATH MORNING NEWS 449 00:37:41,040 --> 00:37:43,880 {\an8}The entire ground of the national park has turned into mud. 450 00:37:43,960 --> 00:37:45,320 {\an8}RESCUE MISSION FOR 13 LIVES, DAY 4 451 00:37:45,400 --> 00:37:49,360 {\an8}It's currently quite difficult for our rescue teams to carry out their work. 452 00:37:51,560 --> 00:37:53,920 How survivable is it inside there? 453 00:37:54,000 --> 00:37:55,160 Depends where they are. 454 00:37:55,240 --> 00:37:58,240 Right. And what do you know of these types of caves? 455 00:37:58,320 --> 00:38:00,840 This system, if they're… if they're in the right place, 456 00:38:00,920 --> 00:38:03,600 they could survive for five, six days. 457 00:38:04,240 --> 00:38:06,360 But the water now, the… the, uh... 458 00:38:06,440 --> 00:38:08,920 the flood water is… is getting higher and higher. 459 00:38:13,600 --> 00:38:14,880 I do have hope. 460 00:38:15,600 --> 00:38:19,040 I want all 13 of them to make it out safely. 461 00:38:23,960 --> 00:38:27,440 They told us to go to various places to pray for the rain to stop. 462 00:38:28,920 --> 00:38:31,640 Pray to the guardian spirits at Tham Luang Cave 463 00:38:31,720 --> 00:38:33,320 so that they could get the kids out. 464 00:38:37,800 --> 00:38:38,960 Mark is a small boy. 465 00:38:39,840 --> 00:38:41,400 He's afraid of the dark. 466 00:38:44,760 --> 00:38:46,880 The two of us have struggled since he was little 467 00:38:46,960 --> 00:38:50,960 because Mark's father and I divorced when Mark was about a year old. 468 00:38:55,240 --> 00:38:57,760 I didn't know if my child was going to survive. 469 00:39:03,080 --> 00:39:04,840 It was too much for me, 470 00:39:05,920 --> 00:39:07,400 so I fainted. 471 00:39:07,480 --> 00:39:09,120 I couldn't control myself. 472 00:39:09,760 --> 00:39:11,920 Are you feeling better? Here, this is ammonia. 473 00:39:12,000 --> 00:39:14,800 -Massage her. -She has regained consciousness. 474 00:39:31,120 --> 00:39:32,960 The water kept getting higher, 475 00:39:33,040 --> 00:39:35,520 so we went further in to try to find a way out. 476 00:39:39,480 --> 00:39:41,920 We reached the farthest point we could go. 477 00:39:45,880 --> 00:39:49,000 We just couldn't find a way out. There was only darkness. 478 00:39:51,200 --> 00:39:52,600 I couldn't take it anymore. 479 00:39:53,520 --> 00:39:54,920 I wanted to see the light. 480 00:40:00,280 --> 00:40:02,280 One of the boys shouted out, 481 00:40:02,360 --> 00:40:06,280 "I can't take it anymore. I'm tired. I want to go home. 482 00:40:06,360 --> 00:40:10,880 Hey, we're going to make it. Trust me. 483 00:40:13,000 --> 00:40:14,800 With all the stress piling on 484 00:40:14,880 --> 00:40:18,760 and hunger on top of that, it was getting harder to cope. 485 00:40:23,600 --> 00:40:25,400 Everyone blamed themselves. 486 00:40:25,480 --> 00:40:28,440 We all thought, "We shouldn't have come." 487 00:40:32,840 --> 00:40:35,760 Eak said, "If anyone wants to cry, let it all out." 488 00:40:36,280 --> 00:40:38,760 I wanted to see my parents. I was hungry. 489 00:40:41,040 --> 00:40:43,440 We told each other that we loved each other. 490 00:40:44,440 --> 00:40:48,120 At that time I was so stressed out. 491 00:40:50,640 --> 00:40:52,360 I didn't think we'd make it. 492 00:40:55,160 --> 00:40:59,280 I would tell them, "No matter what happens, we must never fight." 493 00:40:59,360 --> 00:41:01,320 "We must always help each other out." 494 00:41:07,400 --> 00:41:09,640 I think it got quiet for five minutes. 495 00:41:10,240 --> 00:41:12,720 Then I started hearing the sound of a helicopter. 496 00:41:12,800 --> 00:41:14,200 Like it was flying over. 497 00:41:17,400 --> 00:41:19,320 -Hurry! -Help us! 498 00:41:21,400 --> 00:41:25,160 I heard what sounded like someone drilling, or digging into something. 499 00:41:27,240 --> 00:41:28,440 We're going to make it. 500 00:41:29,200 --> 00:41:30,680 Stop. Stop. 501 00:41:32,560 --> 00:41:33,880 Everyone was excited. 502 00:41:33,960 --> 00:41:35,200 We were hopeful again. 503 00:41:35,280 --> 00:41:37,280 We had lost hope earlier and we got it back. 504 00:41:37,360 --> 00:41:40,120 Hello! Please help us! 505 00:41:40,880 --> 00:41:42,800 Is someone coming to rescue us? 506 00:41:43,760 --> 00:41:45,080 Please help us! 507 00:41:46,480 --> 00:41:49,680 We tried to find where it was coming from, see if it was a person. 508 00:41:54,480 --> 00:41:59,320 Suddenly, I heard what sounded like water. I heard the water gushing in. 509 00:42:00,200 --> 00:42:02,880 So I tried to look. Then I saw this black thing, like a wave. 510 00:42:07,000 --> 00:42:08,520 It was like a flash flood. 511 00:42:10,960 --> 00:42:13,560 When I saw that, I told everyone to get to a higher place. 512 00:42:20,120 --> 00:42:22,200 Everyone ran up, pushing each other. 513 00:42:33,840 --> 00:42:36,560 If Eak hadn't jumped, he would've been swept away by the water. 514 00:42:43,520 --> 00:42:44,760 It was so loud. 515 00:42:44,840 --> 00:42:46,360 Then it got quiet. 516 00:42:47,240 --> 00:42:48,480 The water got still. 517 00:42:55,400 --> 00:42:57,840 We were at the highest point in the cave. 518 00:43:00,960 --> 00:43:05,360 We couldn't find a way out. The entrance was completely flooded. 519 00:43:15,720 --> 00:43:17,760 The water was flooding the cave. 520 00:43:18,640 --> 00:43:21,080 It was crashing into the walls. 521 00:43:27,360 --> 00:43:29,320 The water was surging towards us. 522 00:43:31,960 --> 00:43:33,440 I had never seen it before. 523 00:43:36,280 --> 00:43:37,560 We had to retreat. 524 00:43:42,200 --> 00:43:44,560 We had to go back and start from square one. 525 00:43:48,880 --> 00:43:50,160 It was depressing. 526 00:43:57,360 --> 00:43:59,520 We were trapped on both sides. 527 00:44:02,080 --> 00:44:05,200 We had no options left. That meant we had to stay. 528 00:44:05,280 --> 00:44:06,880 We couldn't go anywhere else. 529 00:44:11,680 --> 00:44:14,080 We just hoped that the water would stop there. 530 00:44:14,680 --> 00:44:15,640 Hmm. 531 00:44:21,800 --> 00:44:25,640 I thought about how we would die. We would probably die drowning. 532 00:44:29,960 --> 00:44:30,920 That's what I thought. 533 00:44:41,920 --> 00:44:43,400 I worried about my mother. 534 00:44:43,480 --> 00:44:47,240 She'd already lost one child. I didn't want her to lose another one. 535 00:44:51,720 --> 00:44:53,720 Tle is a sensitive child. 536 00:44:57,360 --> 00:45:00,080 As an only child, he was the center of attention. 537 00:45:02,560 --> 00:45:05,160 {\an8}I have to hold him when he sleeps. 538 00:45:05,240 --> 00:45:08,360 {\an8}We sleep in the same bed, the three of us. 539 00:45:10,480 --> 00:45:12,040 I blamed it on my luck. 540 00:45:12,720 --> 00:45:14,160 I must have bad karma 541 00:45:14,240 --> 00:45:17,040 because I didn't get to raise my first child either. 542 00:45:19,400 --> 00:45:21,840 If I lose this one too, I couldn't live. 543 00:45:35,960 --> 00:45:37,640 I did blame myself. 544 00:45:37,720 --> 00:45:41,680 I was the one who brought them there. I had to take responsibility. 545 00:45:43,360 --> 00:45:45,960 I wouldn't want anyone to experience loss. 546 00:45:47,640 --> 00:45:50,720 Experiencing loss was something very painful for me. 547 00:45:52,320 --> 00:45:55,200 When I was six years old, my younger brother died. 548 00:45:56,280 --> 00:45:58,880 Then, my mother, who couldn't cope with the loss, 549 00:45:58,960 --> 00:46:00,240 also passed away. 550 00:46:02,760 --> 00:46:03,920 And not long after, 551 00:46:04,000 --> 00:46:07,040 my father started falling ill and he died too. 552 00:46:12,440 --> 00:46:16,200 If one of them, if any of them didn't make it out alive, 553 00:46:16,840 --> 00:46:18,520 I wouldn't be able to face… 554 00:46:20,520 --> 00:46:22,840 to look their families in the eye. 555 00:46:24,920 --> 00:46:27,840 I wouldn't be able to confront them and tell them how... 556 00:46:29,760 --> 00:46:32,320 I brought their boys into the cave to die. 557 00:47:05,040 --> 00:47:06,880 We had nowhere else to go. 558 00:47:07,440 --> 00:47:10,200 The only way to go was up, and dig our way out. 559 00:47:18,240 --> 00:47:20,320 We had no idea how thick it was. 560 00:47:24,000 --> 00:47:26,880 "Help each other dig. We'll get through." I told them. 561 00:47:30,400 --> 00:47:32,360 We would take turns digging. 562 00:47:32,880 --> 00:47:34,720 Without giving them something to do, 563 00:47:34,800 --> 00:47:38,640 I thought that they would just sit around talking or start thinking too much. 564 00:47:39,280 --> 00:47:41,720 Then they would start getting on each other's nerves. 565 00:47:42,400 --> 00:47:44,080 We had to help each other. 566 00:47:44,160 --> 00:47:47,960 -Let's help each other. 567 00:47:48,040 --> 00:47:49,160 Come help me. 568 00:47:51,280 --> 00:47:52,640 We had to work together. 569 00:47:52,720 --> 00:47:55,560 It was teamwork just like when we played soccer together. 570 00:47:56,120 --> 00:47:58,520 We can't play soccer alone, can we? 571 00:47:58,600 --> 00:48:00,320 All of us have to play together. 572 00:48:04,520 --> 00:48:06,440 We win and lose together. 573 00:48:10,640 --> 00:48:13,800 -Hey, slow down. -Go forward. 574 00:48:15,120 --> 00:48:17,960 The kids asked me, "How far do you think it is?" 575 00:48:18,040 --> 00:48:20,320 I said, "Five meters." 576 00:48:21,600 --> 00:48:23,000 Everyone believed that. 577 00:48:25,560 --> 00:48:28,680 We imagined that we'd turn up in the orange groves. 578 00:48:58,920 --> 00:49:01,960 If we made it out we would eat other people's oranges. 579 00:49:03,040 --> 00:49:05,880 Would they yell at us? Would the owners kick us out? 580 00:49:06,600 --> 00:49:10,720 We came up with a whole plan. We just used our imagination. 581 00:49:15,640 --> 00:49:19,080 Once we got out, we would go down from the orange groves. 582 00:49:19,160 --> 00:49:22,600 There would be a small shop where we would buy something to eat. 583 00:49:22,680 --> 00:49:26,560 Then, we would go to the cave entrance and get our bikes and head home. 584 00:49:41,000 --> 00:49:42,720 We have to make it outta here. 585 00:49:43,600 --> 00:49:45,480 So we kept on digging. 586 00:49:49,680 --> 00:49:52,080 Some started wishing for an asteroid to hit Earth. 587 00:49:55,480 --> 00:49:57,840 After the hit, we could get out. 588 00:50:00,920 --> 00:50:05,240 The boys played around, teased each other, made jokes, that helped them quite a bit. 589 00:50:08,040 --> 00:50:11,880 {\an8}We joked about "If a naked woman walked in here, what would you do?" 590 00:50:13,840 --> 00:50:18,840 Adul said, "That's good. I'm tired. We'll make her dig." 591 00:50:21,000 --> 00:50:24,640 Everyone burst out laughing. No one was expecting that. 592 00:50:27,120 --> 00:50:30,840 Many funny things happened back then, but we weren't in the mood to laugh. 593 00:50:30,920 --> 00:50:32,000 We were tense. 594 00:50:40,880 --> 00:50:44,000 It was like our last hope. It was the only way. 595 00:50:52,320 --> 00:50:54,280 I could just really feel the interest 596 00:50:54,360 --> 00:50:56,400 in what was happening day after day after day. 597 00:50:56,960 --> 00:50:59,880 In time, it became like a mini village in the middle of the jungle 598 00:50:59,960 --> 00:51:02,160 where there were hundreds and hundreds of people. 599 00:51:02,240 --> 00:51:07,400 {\an8}It became a huge global phenomenon. 600 00:51:07,480 --> 00:51:09,840 {\an8}The fate of a dozen youth soccer players 601 00:51:09,920 --> 00:51:13,240 {\an8}and their coach in Thailand has captivated people around the world. 602 00:51:14,360 --> 00:51:16,520 {\an8}Twelve youth soccer players and their coach 603 00:51:16,600 --> 00:51:18,320 {\an8}have been reported missing in a cave. 604 00:51:18,400 --> 00:51:22,120 {\an8}Has anyone said how long this group can survive? 605 00:51:22,200 --> 00:51:23,400 {\an8}They just don't know. 606 00:51:23,480 --> 00:51:25,720 {\an8}Rescuers have been working around the clock 607 00:51:25,800 --> 00:51:28,680 {\an8}pumping thousands of gallons of water out of that cave 608 00:51:28,760 --> 00:51:31,600 {\an8}so they can get better access and find the group inside. 609 00:51:31,680 --> 00:51:33,360 {\an8}I remember, we got there. 610 00:51:33,440 --> 00:51:35,400 I think most people just thought they'd be gone. 611 00:51:35,480 --> 00:51:38,960 I think that was really what it was. Like, surely, they can't be alive. 612 00:51:40,200 --> 00:51:41,840 But what was happening in those early days 613 00:51:41,920 --> 00:51:43,680 was that they were trying to pump the water out. 614 00:51:43,760 --> 00:51:45,640 And then they'd send in the Navy SEALs. 615 00:51:45,720 --> 00:51:49,480 But, basically, the current was so strong, they just couldn't get in. 616 00:51:50,200 --> 00:51:52,880 And that's when they asked for international help. 617 00:51:55,200 --> 00:51:57,480 Yesterday, we said every minute counts. 618 00:51:58,000 --> 00:52:00,120 Today, every half a minute, 619 00:52:00,200 --> 00:52:03,480 every ten seconds all count to save the boys' lives. 620 00:52:04,080 --> 00:52:06,680 But we are still unable to fight against the water. 621 00:52:08,680 --> 00:52:10,400 Today we have experts on site 622 00:52:10,480 --> 00:52:13,440 who have years of experience cave diving around the world. 623 00:52:17,160 --> 00:52:20,160 There were many moving parts for this mission. 624 00:52:21,240 --> 00:52:24,120 I think there were around 8,000 people. 625 00:52:24,880 --> 00:52:29,040 There were divers from the US, Australia, and China. 626 00:52:33,040 --> 00:52:36,120 So, there's this group of volunteer cave divers. 627 00:52:36,200 --> 00:52:40,240 {\an8}A very… kind of desperate bunch of oddballs from all around the world. 628 00:52:42,720 --> 00:52:44,640 So, very early on, I just said, 629 00:52:44,720 --> 00:52:47,320 "Look, if there's anything we can do from Australia 630 00:52:47,400 --> 00:52:51,080 with manpower or… or phone advice or anything, 631 00:52:51,160 --> 00:52:54,400 uh, just let us know, and I can help facilitate that." 632 00:52:55,080 --> 00:52:56,840 But we asked and nothing happened… 633 00:52:56,920 --> 00:53:01,360 Rick Stanton and John Volanthen are two very well-known cave divers 634 00:53:01,440 --> 00:53:03,920 at the elite level in this sport. 635 00:53:04,800 --> 00:53:09,280 My dialogue with Rick had started a few days before we actually left 636 00:53:09,360 --> 00:53:10,960 to go over to Thailand. 637 00:53:11,680 --> 00:53:16,320 The description of the cave from Rick and John was that it was fully in flood. 638 00:53:16,400 --> 00:53:19,360 The cave was essentially impenetrable by the divers. 639 00:53:26,000 --> 00:53:30,600 The Thai Navy SEALs and Ben Reymenants and one of Ben's dive buddies 640 00:53:30,680 --> 00:53:34,600 were involved in laying some lines early on in the cave. 641 00:53:37,320 --> 00:53:41,040 But the information we were receiving from a few people like Ben on the ground 642 00:53:41,120 --> 00:53:43,280 was that the conditions were really dire. 643 00:53:46,080 --> 00:53:47,080 Make no mistake. 644 00:53:47,160 --> 00:53:49,920 In a normal situation, I would have never jumped in there. 645 00:53:50,000 --> 00:53:51,120 Out of the question. 646 00:53:53,760 --> 00:53:58,560 Strong currents and zero visibility. I was really not very hopeful. 647 00:54:03,880 --> 00:54:06,880 The cave was complex. It was dark. 648 00:54:06,960 --> 00:54:10,840 We had to lay the line. The first team went in. 649 00:54:11,520 --> 00:54:13,520 They laid the ropes as they went. 650 00:54:15,120 --> 00:54:17,600 They came back when they reached the end. 651 00:54:18,360 --> 00:54:22,240 And the next team would go in, and continue laying the lines. 652 00:54:24,160 --> 00:54:27,560 Rotating around the clock, the British divers, they were laying rope. 653 00:54:27,640 --> 00:54:31,480 Then the Navy SEALs, then us, and rotating, literally, around the clock. 654 00:54:35,720 --> 00:54:39,080 We had to get in there. We needed to find the kids. 655 00:54:39,640 --> 00:54:41,520 We had to rescue the boys. 656 00:54:53,360 --> 00:54:56,480 The fifth, sixth, and seventh day were all the same. 657 00:55:04,240 --> 00:55:05,800 What's up with the light? 658 00:55:06,960 --> 00:55:09,080 Our flashlights were about to die. 659 00:55:12,000 --> 00:55:15,240 We were worried we wouldn't be able to do anything without them. 660 00:55:19,360 --> 00:55:20,280 We kept digging. 661 00:55:20,960 --> 00:55:24,120 All we did was dig, sit, and drink water, that's it. 662 00:55:29,960 --> 00:55:32,360 If we stayed still, we would lose hope. 663 00:55:32,440 --> 00:55:34,760 If we kept digging, we might have a chance. 664 00:55:41,560 --> 00:55:44,680 As we were digging, we all heard sounds. 665 00:55:44,760 --> 00:55:46,920 I heard kids playing and crying. 666 00:55:51,800 --> 00:55:55,120 I heard a rooster crow. And some of the boys heard dogs. 667 00:55:58,800 --> 00:56:01,800 We had no idea where they came from, but we heard them. 668 00:56:03,360 --> 00:56:04,520 Our brains were foggy. 669 00:56:04,600 --> 00:56:06,040 You okay? 670 00:56:08,040 --> 00:56:09,560 Hey. Come on. 671 00:56:11,920 --> 00:56:13,960 If anyone was feeling down, 672 00:56:14,040 --> 00:56:15,840 they would help cheer each other up. 673 00:56:24,040 --> 00:56:28,440 I'd tell them, "Someone is coming to rescue us. We are going to survive." 674 00:56:28,520 --> 00:56:30,040 "We're not going to die here." 675 00:56:33,040 --> 00:56:35,400 Tee consoled us, gave us hope. 676 00:56:37,960 --> 00:56:39,960 I had to make sure they would survive. 677 00:56:40,040 --> 00:56:42,760 I brought them in here, so I had to get them out. 678 00:56:54,080 --> 00:56:55,720 I missed my mother and family. 679 00:56:59,920 --> 00:57:03,040 They slept in my arms, next to me on both sides. 680 00:57:10,080 --> 00:57:11,920 We held each other as we slept. 681 00:57:12,000 --> 00:57:14,840 It was like hugging my family. It felt good. 682 00:57:36,080 --> 00:57:37,640 I couldn't sleep. 683 00:57:38,360 --> 00:57:42,880 So I asked my husband, "What are we going to do if he dies?" 684 00:57:44,960 --> 00:57:47,120 I wasn't able to eat for about five days. 685 00:57:50,400 --> 00:57:53,920 I'm worried about my son. I wonder what he's doing in there. 686 00:57:54,040 --> 00:57:58,200 -How have you been doing? -I've been so stressed out. 687 00:57:58,280 --> 00:58:00,240 What do you want to tell your son? 688 00:58:00,320 --> 00:58:02,080 I want to see him. 689 00:58:05,320 --> 00:58:07,080 I didn't want to sleep. 690 00:58:07,160 --> 00:58:11,200 They wanted me to, so they tried to give me sleeping pills. 691 00:58:11,280 --> 00:58:12,920 I didn't take them. 692 00:58:13,000 --> 00:58:16,000 I was afraid that if my son came out, I would miss it. 693 00:58:17,600 --> 00:58:21,880 -Are you still hopeful? -It's fifty-fifty. 694 00:58:26,840 --> 00:58:29,600 I felt so disheartened whenever someone asked, 695 00:58:29,680 --> 00:58:31,560 "If something happens to your son, 696 00:58:31,640 --> 00:58:34,320 where will you find the money for the funeral?" 697 00:58:34,400 --> 00:58:35,800 I was so devastated. 698 00:58:38,160 --> 00:58:42,040 I pray that we find the boys no matter what happens to them. 699 00:58:42,120 --> 00:58:44,680 Let us find their bodies at least. 700 00:58:59,240 --> 00:59:03,160 It can be said that as of now, the mission hasn't been successful. 701 00:59:03,240 --> 00:59:04,520 People are anxious. 702 00:59:06,800 --> 00:59:11,240 Today, Phra Khuva Boonchum, who is Chiang Rai's most respectable monk, 703 00:59:11,320 --> 00:59:12,800 has been invited here. 704 00:59:14,280 --> 00:59:17,400 He has come to perform the rituals to beg for forgiveness 705 00:59:17,480 --> 00:59:19,520 and to open the cave entrance. 706 00:59:23,920 --> 00:59:27,720 Phra Khuva Boonchum came to free the spirits and say a prayer for them. 707 00:59:29,640 --> 00:59:35,040 Legend has it that Khuva Boonchum was Jao Mae's loved one in a past life. 708 00:59:36,760 --> 00:59:40,480 Before Khuva Boonchum came, it rained all day. 709 00:59:40,560 --> 00:59:44,080 It rained heavily. But as soon as he came, the rain stopped. 710 00:59:48,240 --> 00:59:51,400 When Phra Khuva Boonchum arrived, he meditated. 711 00:59:51,480 --> 00:59:53,360 He said the kids were fine. 712 00:59:53,480 --> 00:59:56,600 They were together. They were alive, they weren't dead. 713 00:59:59,120 --> 01:00:02,800 I stopped crying because I was told my son was all right. 714 01:00:03,560 --> 01:00:05,120 I was happy. 715 01:00:05,200 --> 01:00:07,400 -Let's go. All set. -Exit on the right. 716 01:00:07,480 --> 01:00:09,400 Go right. 717 01:00:09,480 --> 01:00:11,480 {\an8} 718 01:00:16,440 --> 01:00:20,280 Let's pray for the children who have been missing for the past week. 719 01:00:22,360 --> 01:00:24,240 They were praying all around the world. 720 01:00:30,560 --> 01:00:34,160 It was a huge amount of good karma. It came from everywhere. 721 01:01:03,680 --> 01:01:07,320 By the ninth day, we almost had no energy left. 722 01:01:13,760 --> 01:01:15,680 We were on the edge of life and death. 723 01:01:19,960 --> 01:01:22,880 Eak worked harder than anyone to try to get us out. 724 01:01:27,600 --> 01:01:29,560 His hands were shredded. 725 01:01:36,880 --> 01:01:39,200 I was a mess on the inside. 726 01:01:39,280 --> 01:01:43,440 It got to be too much while I was digging, so I would cry secretly. 727 01:01:49,200 --> 01:01:51,600 I didn't want them to feel my weakness. 728 01:02:00,840 --> 01:02:02,960 I was afraid people would forget me. 729 01:02:04,760 --> 01:02:07,880 That they might have thought, "These 13 kids weren't going to make it." 730 01:02:07,960 --> 01:02:09,440 And they would forget about us. 731 01:02:14,720 --> 01:02:17,280 We were all in really bad shape. 732 01:02:17,400 --> 01:02:20,600 Everyone was sitting around hugging each other, ready to give up. 733 01:02:20,680 --> 01:02:23,040 We thought, "At this point, we don't care if we die." 734 01:02:46,760 --> 01:02:51,160 Some of them said, "Whoever dies first will be eaten." 735 01:02:52,880 --> 01:02:56,680 If anyone died, that person would become food for their friends 736 01:02:56,760 --> 01:02:58,840 so that their friends would survive. 737 01:03:07,840 --> 01:03:10,760 That night, I went to sleep and I started saying, 738 01:03:10,840 --> 01:03:14,440 "Tomorrow, if we still can't get through, that's it." 739 01:03:40,080 --> 01:03:42,160 My body couldn't take it anymore. 740 01:03:42,240 --> 01:03:46,400 I was lying in one position. Curled up and hugging myself. 741 01:03:52,240 --> 01:03:53,760 I couldn't think. 742 01:04:01,600 --> 01:04:04,360 Everyone was thinking, "This is probably our last day." 743 01:04:06,840 --> 01:04:08,680 It was like I was dying. 744 01:04:14,160 --> 01:04:17,240 Around that time, our batteries were about to run out. 745 01:04:18,760 --> 01:04:22,400 So Eak told us to turn off the flashlights and just be with each other. 746 01:04:39,040 --> 01:04:40,720 Then, I heard something. 747 01:04:46,640 --> 01:04:49,120 It sounded like… air bubbles. 748 01:04:59,640 --> 01:05:02,000 Then I heard what sounded like, "Hello." 749 01:05:04,880 --> 01:05:06,600 It was like a force had woken me. 750 01:05:12,440 --> 01:05:14,680 The hunger and exhaustion were gone. 751 01:05:17,760 --> 01:05:19,240 Everyone was shocked. 752 01:05:19,320 --> 01:05:22,120 We rushed down. I said, "Hurry, before they leave!" 753 01:05:45,080 --> 01:05:48,000 I almost fell into the water when I jumped down. 754 01:05:50,480 --> 01:05:52,000 I cried. I cried. 755 01:05:52,960 --> 01:05:54,160 Here, put your hand. 756 01:05:54,240 --> 01:05:56,560 -Thank you. -Hello. Thank you. 757 01:05:56,640 --> 01:05:58,200 How… How many of you? 758 01:05:58,280 --> 01:06:00,080 -Thirteen. -Thirteen? 759 01:06:00,160 --> 01:06:01,880 -Yes, thirteen. -Brilliant. 760 01:06:01,960 --> 01:06:03,720 Yeah, yeah. 761 01:06:03,800 --> 01:06:05,760 Hey, somebody ask him for food. 762 01:06:10,440 --> 01:06:13,320 We were so happy. Someone came to rescue us. 763 01:06:13,400 --> 01:06:16,680 I didn't know what to say. 764 01:06:17,200 --> 01:06:19,400 I was so grateful someone finally came for us. 765 01:06:19,480 --> 01:06:24,080 You have been here 10 days. You're very strong. 766 01:06:24,160 --> 01:06:26,360 -Strong. -Very strong. 767 01:06:28,440 --> 01:06:31,120 -Who can speak English? -We hungry! 768 01:06:31,200 --> 01:06:33,000 I know. I understand. We'll come. 769 01:06:33,080 --> 01:06:35,160 He knows. He'll come back again. 770 01:06:35,240 --> 01:06:36,640 Okay? We'll come. 771 01:06:38,120 --> 01:06:40,080 He's going to take a picture. 772 01:06:40,160 --> 01:06:41,920 Come here. Let's move back. 773 01:06:42,520 --> 01:06:43,800 Tell him we're hungry. 774 01:06:43,880 --> 01:06:46,800 I already did. He said he understood. 775 01:06:47,560 --> 01:06:48,960 He brought some chocolate. 776 01:06:50,360 --> 01:06:52,160 "Should we ask him? Should we ask?" 777 01:06:54,800 --> 01:06:58,800 But nobody dared to ask him. It was freaking hilarious. 778 01:06:58,880 --> 01:07:02,880 -I am very happy. -We… We are happy too. 779 01:07:02,960 --> 01:07:04,680 Yes. Thank you so much. 780 01:07:04,760 --> 01:07:06,000 -Thank you so much. -Okay. 781 01:07:08,080 --> 01:07:11,320 I was proud. I was so proud of the boys 782 01:07:11,960 --> 01:07:15,400 If the boys hadn't been strong enough mentally as well as physically, 783 01:07:15,480 --> 01:07:18,000 they probably wouldn't have survived to be rescued. 784 01:07:20,200 --> 01:07:22,200 Tomorrow, many of us come. 785 01:07:23,040 --> 01:07:24,360 Okay, thank you. 786 01:07:25,200 --> 01:07:27,800 They said we should wait here. 787 01:07:29,520 --> 01:07:31,440 The diver said to wait here. 788 01:07:32,160 --> 01:07:34,160 That Thai divers were coming. 789 01:07:39,800 --> 01:07:41,560 Hurry. 790 01:07:43,320 --> 01:07:45,760 When I heard that, I was confused. 791 01:07:45,840 --> 01:07:48,200 I thought the foreign diver was getting us out, 792 01:07:48,280 --> 01:07:49,880 but he already dove away. 793 01:08:04,200 --> 01:08:06,480 -Please let us through. -Police. 794 01:08:06,560 --> 01:08:08,840 -Stand aside please. -Be careful. 795 01:08:10,040 --> 01:08:13,240 I saw people cheering. So I told her, "Let's go check." 796 01:08:14,840 --> 01:08:16,240 BIGKREN 797 01:08:17,920 --> 01:08:19,000 I was so happy. 798 01:08:23,960 --> 01:08:25,720 {\an8}We were hugging and cheering. 799 01:08:26,760 --> 01:08:28,040 {\an8}He's coming home. 800 01:08:29,760 --> 01:08:32,560 {\an8}We felt alive again. It was like the sky had opened. 801 01:08:42,640 --> 01:08:45,760 I felt relieved. It was like a flower had bloomed. 802 01:08:46,400 --> 01:08:50,400 It was such a relief. I was happier than I'd ever been before. 803 01:08:50,480 --> 01:08:51,720 I was overjoyed. 804 01:08:55,320 --> 01:08:56,800 Press conference is starting. 805 01:08:58,280 --> 01:09:00,240 All 13 boys are safe. 806 01:09:02,160 --> 01:09:03,800 {\an8}MISSING THAI BOYS MIRACULOUSLY FOUND ALIVE 807 01:09:03,880 --> 01:09:06,760 {\an8}After ten days missing, they have been found alive. 808 01:09:06,840 --> 01:09:11,000 {\an8}Rescue workers have found 12 boys and their soccer coach alive. 809 01:09:11,080 --> 01:09:15,360 {\an8}We just got the news that the boys have been found. It's incredible news. 810 01:09:25,320 --> 01:09:27,720 That night, we all celebrated. 811 01:09:32,720 --> 01:09:35,560 We hugged each other. We sang songs. 812 01:09:39,840 --> 01:09:41,840 We weren't stressed or scared anymore. 813 01:09:47,480 --> 01:09:50,040 Getting to that point after such a stressful time 814 01:09:50,120 --> 01:09:52,720 felt like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders. 815 01:09:52,800 --> 01:09:55,720 We made it. Everything we had done was worth it. 816 01:10:00,440 --> 01:10:03,120 I only thought about what was waiting for us. 817 01:10:16,800 --> 01:10:18,880 -Are they all okay? -They are. 818 01:10:18,960 --> 01:10:21,000 Will you send in a mental health counselor? 819 01:10:21,600 --> 01:10:24,480 For their safety, we're first sending in a SEAL team. 820 01:10:24,560 --> 01:10:26,600 Let's help move the tanks. 821 01:10:30,080 --> 01:10:32,080 I could hear the rescue workers. 822 01:10:38,680 --> 01:10:41,760 They said, "You know, you're famous around the world." 823 01:10:41,840 --> 01:10:45,240 We all thought, "Really?" We were just country kids. 824 01:10:45,320 --> 01:10:46,440 I couldn't believe it. 825 01:10:47,720 --> 01:10:50,360 You still don't believe me? 826 01:10:52,240 --> 01:10:53,760 We were getting food. 827 01:10:53,840 --> 01:10:56,680 The only thing I thought about was, "Food is coming." 828 01:11:01,720 --> 01:11:04,280 That day, we got to eat these pouches. 829 01:11:07,840 --> 01:11:10,120 Everyone was a little disappointed. 830 01:11:10,200 --> 01:11:12,440 The food wasn't very good. We just ate to survive. 831 01:11:13,640 --> 01:11:14,800 Is everybody okay? 832 01:11:16,960 --> 01:11:20,040 When they came, I asked, "How are we gonna get out? 833 01:11:20,120 --> 01:11:21,840 "The water level hasn't dropped." 834 01:11:22,520 --> 01:11:25,880 They weren't sure yet. They would let us know what to do. 835 01:11:26,960 --> 01:11:28,960 What's your name? 836 01:11:31,400 --> 01:11:33,200 A group of four rescue workers 837 01:11:33,280 --> 01:11:34,680 stayed behind with the kids. 838 01:11:42,760 --> 01:11:44,560 Who's that in the dark blue T-shirt? 839 01:11:45,640 --> 01:11:46,640 Who is that? 840 01:11:46,720 --> 01:11:48,040 -Ae's kid. -It's Titan. 841 01:11:48,120 --> 01:11:49,640 Look at Titan sleeping. 842 01:11:51,320 --> 01:11:53,560 I cried when I saw how thin my son was. 843 01:11:53,640 --> 01:11:56,160 -I almost didn't recognize him. -I almost didn't recognize him. 844 01:11:57,160 --> 01:11:58,520 At least he was safe. 845 01:12:05,160 --> 01:12:09,200 We couldn't stay happy for long, there were still challenges ahead. 846 01:12:12,640 --> 01:12:14,720 The next thing we needed to figure out 847 01:12:14,800 --> 01:12:18,440 was creating a strategy to get the kids out safely. 848 01:12:21,520 --> 01:12:24,480 For the Thai government, they didn't know what to do. 849 01:12:24,560 --> 01:12:28,040 And that's certainly not a criticism of the Thais, 850 01:12:28,120 --> 01:12:32,040 because any country in the world wouldn't have had a… a plan for this. 851 01:12:32,120 --> 01:12:34,920 It was a situation that hadn't been experienced before. 852 01:12:37,120 --> 01:12:39,880 There are a lot of very experienced cave divers worldwide 853 01:12:39,960 --> 01:12:42,800 who would have been up to the task of getting to the point 854 01:12:42,880 --> 01:12:45,800 where they could assist with rescuing the kids. 855 01:12:45,880 --> 01:12:49,480 {\an8}But the one thing that set us apart from many others 856 01:12:49,560 --> 01:12:53,920 {\an8}was the… the medical skills we could also bring, uh, to this rescue, 857 01:12:54,000 --> 01:12:59,080 {\an8}and obviously, as an anesthetist and as a vet with anesthesia experience, 858 01:12:59,160 --> 01:13:02,640 you know, that, uh, was a very important asset for us to have. 859 01:13:05,440 --> 01:13:09,760 The risk of diving out conscious boys was immense. 860 01:13:09,840 --> 01:13:12,360 The likelihood was that those boys would panic. 861 01:13:12,960 --> 01:13:15,000 And panic is death, basically. 862 01:13:15,080 --> 01:13:17,000 Three hundred is still… 863 01:13:18,920 --> 01:13:21,000 We thought of different methods. 864 01:13:21,080 --> 01:13:24,200 I even thought that maybe we would have to wait for the water to drop, 865 01:13:24,280 --> 01:13:27,080 which would have taken four months. 866 01:13:27,160 --> 01:13:30,240 In the meantime, we would send in food and water. 867 01:13:34,600 --> 01:13:37,240 I was shocked when I heard about the plan for us to stay there 868 01:13:37,320 --> 01:13:40,440 until the water level dropped or until the end of the season. 869 01:13:40,960 --> 01:13:44,080 I thought, "What? Why do we have to wait that long?" 870 01:13:47,480 --> 01:13:48,920 I felt discouraged. 871 01:13:52,320 --> 01:13:54,280 As it was thought about more, 872 01:13:54,360 --> 01:13:57,640 obviously the conditions weren't all that sanitary in there, 873 01:13:57,720 --> 01:14:00,360 and that became a lot worse once the boys were eating 874 01:14:00,440 --> 01:14:02,680 because that has inevitable products. 875 01:14:03,720 --> 01:14:08,800 So they were likely to be getting sick, getting infections with, 876 01:14:08,880 --> 01:14:11,240 you know, beyond the reach of…of medical help. 877 01:14:11,320 --> 01:14:17,440 It was going to be a fairly slow and very unpleasant death. 878 01:14:19,880 --> 01:14:24,080 So, you know, when all these other plans and ideas fell away, 879 01:14:24,160 --> 01:14:26,040 only one solution was left. 880 01:14:27,160 --> 01:14:29,960 And that… that was sedating the children and diving them out. 881 01:14:33,520 --> 01:14:36,480 You don't even need to be a cave diver or an anesthetist 882 01:14:36,560 --> 01:14:41,200 to realize that the concept of rendering a child unconscious, 883 01:14:41,760 --> 01:14:46,120 pushing their head underwater, and then three hours later, 884 01:14:46,200 --> 01:14:48,960 expecting that when you reemerge from the water, 885 01:14:49,040 --> 01:14:50,920 that those children are still gonna be alive, 886 01:14:51,000 --> 01:14:52,440 it's just a preposterous idea. 887 01:14:54,160 --> 01:14:56,240 There were three things that I could see 888 01:14:56,320 --> 01:14:58,600 would inevitably happen to these children. 889 01:14:58,680 --> 01:15:00,960 The masks would fill with water, and they'd drown. 890 01:15:01,040 --> 01:15:03,480 Their airway would obstruct, and they'd suffocate. 891 01:15:03,560 --> 01:15:05,120 And the final thing I was worried about, 892 01:15:05,200 --> 01:15:07,920 if those two things didn't take the lives of the kids, 893 01:15:08,000 --> 01:15:11,800 with the 23-degree temperature of the water and the air in the cave, 894 01:15:11,880 --> 01:15:14,280 over the course of three hours, under anesthesia, 895 01:15:14,360 --> 01:15:17,280 their core temperature would steadily but surely head down south, 896 01:15:17,360 --> 01:15:20,040 and they'd slowly freeze to death in the cave. 897 01:15:22,440 --> 01:15:25,560 I think, in the end, I justified it to myself by saying, 898 01:15:25,640 --> 01:15:29,720 "If I do this anesthetic, they're probably going to die." 899 01:15:30,800 --> 01:15:33,360 "But at least they'll be asleep when they die." 900 01:15:41,440 --> 01:15:43,800 We had to inform the parents of our plan 901 01:15:43,880 --> 01:15:46,000 and they had to accept the risks. 902 01:15:46,080 --> 01:15:49,440 There was a possibility that some of these kids might not survive. 903 01:15:51,280 --> 01:15:53,160 It was risky either way, 904 01:15:53,240 --> 01:15:56,200 and they told me I had to sign a consent form. 905 01:15:56,280 --> 01:15:59,040 If I didn't, the SEAL team couldn't get them out. 906 01:16:03,440 --> 01:16:05,400 If we waited for the rainy season to end, 907 01:16:05,480 --> 01:16:07,360 it would be three or four months. 908 01:16:07,440 --> 01:16:08,760 The chance would be zero. 909 01:16:09,600 --> 01:16:12,600 If we took a risk to get them out, it was at least fifty-fifty. 910 01:16:13,200 --> 01:16:16,240 We had to make a decision. It was a tough call. 911 01:16:20,840 --> 01:16:24,760 I decided to sign it. It was a very difficult decision. 912 01:16:24,840 --> 01:16:25,880 I was scared. 913 01:16:26,560 --> 01:16:29,440 It wasn't like we were happy when they informed us. 914 01:16:29,520 --> 01:16:31,600 I wasn't happy. I was scared. 915 01:16:32,360 --> 01:16:34,160 I was afraid they wouldn't get out. 916 01:16:45,840 --> 01:16:48,160 They phrased it like they were trying to make us think 917 01:16:48,240 --> 01:16:49,760 of diving as something fun. 918 01:16:50,600 --> 01:16:52,680 They didn't want to stress the kids out. 919 01:16:52,760 --> 01:16:55,440 We have to wait for level three. 920 01:16:55,520 --> 01:16:57,240 We have to wait for the water level to drop. 921 01:16:57,840 --> 01:16:59,000 I wanted to dive. 922 01:17:01,680 --> 01:17:03,360 I was excited to do it. 923 01:17:06,680 --> 01:17:08,720 I had no idea it was that risky. 924 01:17:09,360 --> 01:17:11,720 Back then all I thought about was getting out. 925 01:17:12,520 --> 01:17:13,760 That was it. 926 01:17:28,840 --> 01:17:32,360 Because you had to dive a long distance to get to them, 927 01:17:32,920 --> 01:17:35,640 you used the entire oxygen tank. 928 01:17:41,400 --> 01:17:42,640 When you dived back, 929 01:17:42,720 --> 01:17:47,280 you had to use a tank that was put there to replace the one you had used up. 930 01:17:51,760 --> 01:17:54,000 The starting point is only 300 meters from this spot. 931 01:17:55,080 --> 01:17:57,760 But here the water is falling down from the cave walls. 932 01:17:58,360 --> 01:17:59,960 We have to dive down to get through. 933 01:18:00,720 --> 01:18:02,080 Stay tuned for tomorrow. 934 01:18:02,840 --> 01:18:03,840 We can do it. 935 01:18:04,480 --> 01:18:07,360 We SEALs can do it. We never back down. 936 01:18:09,880 --> 01:18:11,840 His name was Saman Gunan. 937 01:18:14,880 --> 01:18:17,160 He was a petty officer in the SEALs. 938 01:18:21,040 --> 01:18:24,640 That day, he had volunteered to place the equipment. 939 01:18:28,680 --> 01:18:31,680 While diving back he lost consciousness. 940 01:18:36,120 --> 01:18:37,400 He never woke up. 941 01:18:43,160 --> 01:18:45,000 I found out in the morning. 942 01:18:46,160 --> 01:18:49,000 I texted someone who was in the same department. 943 01:18:50,280 --> 01:18:51,280 They… 944 01:18:54,880 --> 01:18:56,640 They said he had passed. 945 01:18:59,600 --> 01:19:00,920 I just saw him. 946 01:19:05,000 --> 01:19:07,400 That day, they sent him on a plane. 947 01:19:08,040 --> 01:19:09,240 I was delirious. 948 01:19:10,080 --> 01:19:11,680 I kept calling out his name. 949 01:19:12,440 --> 01:19:14,240 I kept calling out to him 950 01:19:14,320 --> 01:19:19,200 and saying to myself, "It's not true. It's not true." 951 01:19:27,840 --> 01:19:29,960 I knew he had to do the rescue mission. 952 01:19:30,680 --> 01:19:33,240 These boys were still in there. I understood that. 953 01:19:33,320 --> 01:19:36,720 {\an8}PETTY OFFICER SAMAN GUNAN BORN DECEMBER 23,1980 - DIED JULY 6, 2018 954 01:19:39,440 --> 01:19:44,200 I remember just thinking, "If it's killed a professional former Navy SEAL, 955 01:19:45,640 --> 01:19:47,520 there's no way these boys are gonna make it out." 956 01:19:56,720 --> 01:19:58,400 We all turned up thinking 957 01:19:58,480 --> 01:20:02,680 there was really very little prospect of any success in this. 958 01:20:07,640 --> 01:20:10,800 We were able to breathe normally, but it was getting tougher. 959 01:20:12,800 --> 01:20:16,320 They said the amount of oxygen was getting lower inside the cave. 960 01:20:20,960 --> 01:20:24,880 I was quite worried about what would happen if they ran out of air. 961 01:20:25,440 --> 01:20:28,840 And in the following week, there would be more rain coming in 962 01:20:28,920 --> 01:20:31,560 that would create more risks. 963 01:20:32,720 --> 01:20:35,280 With the water rising and oxygen going down, 964 01:20:35,360 --> 01:20:38,200 they had no choice but to start the rescue mission. 965 01:20:39,720 --> 01:20:44,160 Today, we are fully prepared. Today is our D-Day. 966 01:20:44,240 --> 01:20:48,960 {\an8}Authorities say that high-risk operation is now under way. 967 01:20:49,040 --> 01:20:52,560 {\an8}Just minutes ago the local governor called it "D-Day." 968 01:20:52,640 --> 01:20:55,440 {\an8}It's a rescue attempt "like no other," they call it. 969 01:20:57,600 --> 01:21:00,920 It was the first time this method was used in the world. 970 01:21:09,200 --> 01:21:12,360 Just about- 00,- 30, someone just announced, "We're on." 971 01:21:13,840 --> 01:21:17,200 Where the boys were is a little bit over two kilometers. 972 01:21:17,880 --> 01:21:19,800 So we knew these kids were going to have 973 01:21:19,880 --> 01:21:22,440 a three-hour journey out of the cave. 974 01:21:33,160 --> 01:21:35,120 I remember as we approached, I thought, 975 01:21:35,200 --> 01:21:39,160 "Here we are. We finally made it through the cave and they're all going to die." 976 01:21:39,680 --> 01:21:42,360 That's when this was all about to become a real thing. 977 01:21:46,480 --> 01:21:48,280 The kids were amazingly very accepting. 978 01:21:48,360 --> 01:21:50,120 You know, at that stage, we could've told them 979 01:21:50,200 --> 01:21:52,200 they were gonna be taken out on a flying carpet, 980 01:21:52,280 --> 01:21:53,640 and they would have agreed to it. 981 01:21:53,720 --> 01:21:56,360 They were just so desperate to be out of that place by then. 982 01:21:58,080 --> 01:22:01,440 The funny thing was they decided the kids who lived the farthest distance 983 01:22:01,520 --> 01:22:03,480 from the entrance of the cave would go first. 984 01:22:06,040 --> 01:22:09,200 Once they got out, the kids planned to ride their bikes back home 985 01:22:09,280 --> 01:22:11,040 and get something to eat. 986 01:22:14,720 --> 01:22:16,360 I asked to be the last to leave. 987 01:22:18,440 --> 01:22:21,000 Come on, let's go. Ready? 988 01:22:25,440 --> 01:22:28,440 The first child that I anesthetized, 989 01:22:28,520 --> 01:22:31,360 you know, I can still remember very clearly. 990 01:22:36,800 --> 01:22:39,800 It's hard to describe what it feels like, 991 01:22:39,880 --> 01:22:43,000 pushing an unconscious child's face into the water. 992 01:22:44,160 --> 01:22:46,080 That's about as low as you can go, I think. 993 01:22:48,520 --> 01:22:50,320 Closely followed by, you know, 994 01:22:50,400 --> 01:22:52,720 restraining someone's hands behind their backs. 995 01:22:53,920 --> 01:22:56,600 The implications of what I might be doing to these kids, 996 01:22:56,680 --> 01:22:59,200 and that… that might be signing their death warrant. 997 01:23:02,640 --> 01:23:05,600 Sixteen hundred meters or so, they were diving. 998 01:23:07,080 --> 01:23:10,120 The boys then had to come out of the water, 999 01:23:10,200 --> 01:23:14,520 be carried across, uh, the dry land… 1000 01:23:18,760 --> 01:23:21,480 The British diver told us he would be responsible 1001 01:23:21,560 --> 01:23:24,680 for bringing the kids to us at the third chamber. 1002 01:23:24,800 --> 01:23:29,440 From there, we had to come up with a plan to bring them to the cave entrance. 1003 01:23:33,240 --> 01:23:36,360 From the third chamber, we used 200 people. 1004 01:23:36,960 --> 01:23:38,040 Be careful. 1005 01:23:38,120 --> 01:23:42,040 We just waited all day for news. So it was full on. 1006 01:23:44,200 --> 01:23:46,480 Hey, left, right. 1007 01:23:46,560 --> 01:23:48,080 Left, right, left, right. 1008 01:23:51,760 --> 01:23:53,360 I was the second out. 1009 01:23:57,320 --> 01:23:59,320 The needle they used hurt a lot. 1010 01:24:02,160 --> 01:24:03,400 I blacked out. 1011 01:24:17,080 --> 01:24:18,960 The first group was the most at risk. 1012 01:24:20,120 --> 01:24:21,680 We wished for a miracle. 1013 01:24:25,000 --> 01:24:27,800 Stop. Stop. Stop. Stop. Okay. 1014 01:24:29,320 --> 01:24:31,000 Go, go, go. 1015 01:24:35,520 --> 01:24:37,040 Slowly. 1016 01:24:57,320 --> 01:24:59,400 The rescue team came out so quietly. 1017 01:25:00,080 --> 01:25:02,520 I wondered if the kids had actually survived. 1018 01:25:08,120 --> 01:25:09,400 {\an8}That is the first ambulance. 1019 01:25:09,480 --> 01:25:11,360 {\an8}The whole world has been waiting to see this. 1020 01:25:11,440 --> 01:25:12,920 {\an8} 1021 01:25:22,600 --> 01:25:26,080 After ten days of waiting, we finally get to see the Wild Boars. 1022 01:25:26,160 --> 01:25:27,160 {\an8} 1023 01:25:27,240 --> 01:25:29,560 {\an8}MR.NARONGSAK OSATANAKORN, HEAD OF THE JOINT COMMAND CENTRE 1024 01:25:30,520 --> 01:25:31,520 I was so happy. 1025 01:25:31,600 --> 01:25:33,720 {\an8}FOURTH MEMBER OF THE WILD BOARS BEING TAKEN TO HOSPITAL 1026 01:25:33,800 --> 01:25:37,560 {\an8}Reports from Northern Thailand say at least four boys have been brought out. 1027 01:25:41,440 --> 01:25:45,720 The first rescue was perfect. It was an incredible day. We did it. 1028 01:25:57,120 --> 01:26:00,040 When the last day came, the plan changed. 1029 01:26:00,120 --> 01:26:02,560 I had to go first. I was like, "What?" 1030 01:26:05,000 --> 01:26:08,480 They wanted to take out the biggest first and the smallest last. 1031 01:26:09,080 --> 01:26:10,200 I started to feel uneasy. 1032 01:26:14,640 --> 01:26:17,720 I thought that if I got out first and the parents found out, 1033 01:26:17,800 --> 01:26:20,240 they might be mad that I left their kids behind. 1034 01:26:21,480 --> 01:26:23,200 It wouldn't be good. 1035 01:26:23,920 --> 01:26:27,520 I didn't know how I was going to explain it to their parents. 1036 01:26:30,680 --> 01:26:32,400 I sat with Dr. Harris. 1037 01:26:33,400 --> 01:26:36,400 While I was looking at him, the needle was stuck into my thigh. 1038 01:26:41,360 --> 01:26:43,280 I started thanking the rescue workers. 1039 01:26:43,360 --> 01:26:47,120 I told them, "Please take care of the kids. I'll see you outside." 1040 01:27:11,400 --> 01:27:12,720 Are you okay? 1041 01:27:12,800 --> 01:27:16,680 The last boy on the last day turned out to be Mark. 1042 01:27:19,040 --> 01:27:20,160 It felt lonely. 1043 01:27:20,720 --> 01:27:22,360 I was the only one left. 1044 01:27:22,440 --> 01:27:25,520 There was no one to tell me to get out safely and cheer me on. 1045 01:27:26,040 --> 01:27:27,800 But I thought, "It's fine." 1046 01:27:30,560 --> 01:27:33,960 Then I realize being last is cool. I get to finish the story. 1047 01:27:40,440 --> 01:27:41,880 Mark was the last one. 1048 01:27:42,520 --> 01:27:44,360 I thought, "It doesn't matter if he's last 1049 01:27:44,440 --> 01:27:45,760 as long as he comes out safely." 1050 01:28:29,440 --> 01:28:31,680 When I woke up, I felt like I was born again. 1051 01:28:37,480 --> 01:28:39,320 I was lying there naked. 1052 01:28:39,400 --> 01:28:42,640 And then, they were… taking such good care of me 1053 01:28:42,720 --> 01:28:43,920 as if I was a baby. 1054 01:28:57,240 --> 01:29:00,000 I was so happy. I didn't know what to say. 1055 01:29:05,280 --> 01:29:06,880 {\an8}Mission accomplished. 1056 01:29:06,960 --> 01:29:10,720 {\an8}All 12 boys and their coach have been successfully rescued. 1057 01:29:10,800 --> 01:29:11,960 {\an8} 1058 01:29:12,760 --> 01:29:15,640 {\an8}You can only imagine. I mean, what, as you say, a miracle. 1059 01:29:15,720 --> 01:29:19,200 {\an8}I've never seen an event bring a world together like this. 1060 01:29:24,320 --> 01:29:27,600 The hero in all of this is everyone from around the world. 1061 01:29:28,720 --> 01:29:31,000 We did something no one expected we could do 1062 01:29:31,080 --> 01:29:32,560 for the first time in history. 1063 01:29:37,040 --> 01:29:39,000 It's our Mission Possible. 1064 01:29:41,120 --> 01:29:43,320 There's the ambulance carrying Coach Eak. 1065 01:29:43,400 --> 01:29:44,440 Coach Eak! 1066 01:29:59,640 --> 01:30:02,200 It was a miracle that everyone survived. 1067 01:30:06,520 --> 01:30:08,240 Some of the parents came up to me. 1068 01:30:08,320 --> 01:30:12,640 As they were walking up, I was like, "All right. Whatever happens, happens." 1069 01:30:12,720 --> 01:30:14,920 I had prepared myself. I would take it. 1070 01:30:17,640 --> 01:30:20,600 They said they would go to sleep holding each other's hands. 1071 01:30:22,160 --> 01:30:25,120 Well, seeing them, I felt as if they were all my children. 1072 01:30:25,840 --> 01:30:27,280 They loved each other. 1073 01:30:30,120 --> 01:30:31,640 Some people criticized Eak. 1074 01:30:31,720 --> 01:30:35,000 But for us, we're like family. We understand each other. 1075 01:30:35,080 --> 01:30:36,800 We know it was an accident. 1076 01:30:38,240 --> 01:30:41,120 They came up to me and said, "Stay strong, Eak." 1077 01:30:41,200 --> 01:30:44,440 "Don't worry about anything. Everybody understands." 1078 01:30:45,080 --> 01:30:47,880 When I heard that, I was like, "Okay." 1079 01:30:47,960 --> 01:30:49,800 All my worries were gone. 1080 01:30:56,840 --> 01:31:00,520 When I saw my mother for the first time, I was surprised. 1081 01:31:00,600 --> 01:31:04,080 I wanted to get up and walk to her and hug her, but I couldn't. 1082 01:31:05,640 --> 01:31:09,280 I had no strength in my legs, so my mother ran to me and hugged me. 1083 01:31:11,040 --> 01:31:13,800 The first thing I saw was my parents crying. 1084 01:31:14,920 --> 01:31:17,480 They were crying tears of joy because I made it out. 1085 01:31:20,280 --> 01:31:21,880 I hugged him and said, 1086 01:31:21,960 --> 01:31:23,800 "Tee, don't do this again." 1087 01:31:23,880 --> 01:31:26,480 "You have to tell me where you're going. I love you." 1088 01:31:30,280 --> 01:31:32,400 We were ecstatic. We hugged each other. 1089 01:31:33,080 --> 01:31:36,000 We were just so happy. I remember it to this day. 1090 01:31:37,880 --> 01:31:40,560 When I saw my parents, I started crying. 1091 01:31:40,640 --> 01:31:42,920 I was still thinking that it could be a dream. 1092 01:31:44,400 --> 01:31:47,000 Tle said he thought he would never get to see us again. 1093 01:31:48,400 --> 01:31:50,720 When he said that, I had a lump in my throat. 1094 01:31:51,240 --> 01:31:53,680 -We couldn't say anything. -I couldn't say anything. 1095 01:31:55,920 --> 01:31:58,080 We saw Officer Sam's picture. 1096 01:31:59,200 --> 01:32:01,400 I got quiet. I was stunned. 1097 01:32:05,120 --> 01:32:09,440 Officer Sam came to rescue us, but he didn't get to come out with us. 1098 01:32:11,120 --> 01:32:14,120 Why did someone have to die because we went into the cave? 1099 01:32:22,720 --> 01:32:26,080 When I saw these boys, I was proud. 1100 01:32:26,920 --> 01:32:29,640 What my husband did, was a success. 1101 01:32:35,640 --> 01:32:38,720 I never blame them because I understand. 1102 01:32:39,640 --> 01:32:41,840 No one wanted it to happen. 1103 01:32:47,600 --> 01:32:50,200 What I wish for them is to live a normal life 1104 01:32:50,280 --> 01:32:53,880 and to follow their dreams just like every other kid. 1105 01:32:55,360 --> 01:32:58,600 I just want them to continue chasing their dreams. 1106 01:33:27,200 --> 01:33:28,800 I never think I'm a celebrity. 1107 01:33:29,960 --> 01:33:31,720 I'm just a kid who got stuck in a cave 1108 01:33:31,800 --> 01:33:34,560 and got famous because other people rescued me. 1109 01:33:37,720 --> 01:33:39,440 But because this happened to me, 1110 01:33:39,520 --> 01:33:42,000 I've had to adjust, to be more polite, 1111 01:33:42,080 --> 01:33:43,800 so that when people look at me… 1112 01:33:46,840 --> 01:33:50,160 they will be happy that the boy they saved is a good person. 1113 01:34:02,840 --> 01:34:05,120 We can't just do whatever we want anymore. 1114 01:34:05,720 --> 01:34:08,960 We have to be good kids. We have to study hard. 1115 01:34:09,040 --> 01:34:11,520 We can't let the people who rescued us down. 1116 01:34:13,960 --> 01:34:17,000 Thank you for taking care of me. Thank you. 1117 01:34:19,600 --> 01:34:20,560 I'll never give up. 1118 01:34:24,040 --> 01:34:25,160 You did great. 1119 01:34:25,240 --> 01:34:26,840 Wild Boars! 1120 01:34:26,920 --> 01:34:29,040 -Wild Boars! 1121 01:34:32,120 --> 01:34:35,120 When I found out how many people were involved in helping us, 1122 01:34:35,200 --> 01:34:38,560 I didn't know how I could ever repay this act of kindness. 1123 01:34:39,200 --> 01:34:42,240 There is just no way I could make up for it in this lifetime. 1124 01:34:54,320 --> 01:34:57,720 {\an8} 1125 01:36:10,760 --> 01:36:12,000 Hold the position. 1126 01:36:14,000 --> 01:36:16,160 Down! Up! 1127 01:36:16,240 --> 01:36:17,280 Down! 1128 01:36:18,760 --> 01:36:19,680 Down! 1129 01:36:25,240 --> 01:36:26,200 Down! 1130 01:36:26,840 --> 01:36:27,760 Again? 1131 01:36:30,160 --> 01:36:32,480 -I'm tired. -I don't care! 1132 01:36:36,120 --> 01:36:38,720 {\an8}Tao, don't let a younger kid beat you. Don't give up. 1133 01:36:39,360 --> 01:36:40,680 Tao, go faster. 1134 01:36:42,560 --> 01:36:43,920 That was the last one. 1135 01:36:46,760 --> 01:36:48,400 Okay, send one person out.