The entrance to the Tham Luang Cave in Chiang Rai province, Thailand, on Aug 17, 2022. The rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped in the cave in 2018 has since become the focus of documentary films and Hollywood blockbusters. (NYT photo)
CHIANG RAI: Four years ago, it was a muddy, chaotic and emotionally fraught scene outside the Tham Luang Cave, where thousands of people, from volunteers to parents to cave divers from around the world, had gathered with one goal: to rescue 12 boys and their football coach trapped deep inside.
Over an 18-day ordeal, much of the world’s attention was fixed on the cave, with many fearing the worst. But against incredible odds, the entire team was brought out alive.
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