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Against all the odds, all 12 members of the Moo Pa (Wild Boar) soccer team, and their coach, are free after spending over two weeks trapped in a flooded Thailand cave.

Here are some of the harrowing conditions rescuers had overcome to make it happen. buzzfeed.com/patricksmith/t…
Divers ventured into the cave system to retrieve two boys at a time, giving them a full-face mask for oxygen and tying them with a rope.

Each boy was accompanied by two divers, one holding the child and a second air tank, while another followed behind.
Divers had to navigate passages no more than 3.6 feet wide, in a hazardous round-trip that lasted at least six hours.

Some parts were so narrow that divers had to remove their oxygen tanks from their backs and swim with them held out in front of them.
In total, 90 divers took part in the operation, including 40 from Thailand. One of them, Saman Gunan, a former Thai navy diver, died on Friday after losing consciousness on his way out of the caves. buzzfeed.com/salvadorhernan…
While doctors say the boys are doing well, they are yet to be evaluated by psychologists, who will be looking for signs of trauma, concerned about the long-term effects of the ordeal. buzzfeed.com/patricksmith/t…
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