The Incredible Thai Cave Rescue

Imagine being that one guy with the skillset of being both an anaesthesiogist and an expert cave diver with decades of experience and getting that call. Absolutely crazy rescue.

The quote “came with a price” was so incredibly powerful. Rest in peace to the two navy seals who passed away for the boys. You are truly unbelievable heroes.

Ah yes, the time we all had a glimpse of what kind of person Elon truly was.

Anesthesiologist and diver combo is absolutely insane talk about the right man at the right place .

Here is a good example of why good CGI is necessary in depicting these kinds of stories. I must have watched hours of news and footage of this rescue. I had absolutely no idea it was this mind-numbingly difficult. The guys who gave and risked their lives, the Brits who kept going knowing they had no way back if they didn't find an air pocket, are beyond brave! The word hero is thrown around a lot these days, but if these guys aren't heroes, idk who is!

The stars truly aligned for these boys. It's insane to think about how they barely avoided death. The man who was an anesthesiologist and an experienced cave diver, who was just so happened to be friends with the cave diver who just so happened to be there during the incident, who just so happenedto have explored that cave extensively enough to be able to map it. And that team was only pointed to that cave, because ONE team member got picked up by their mom.

To anyone who knows cave diving, the levels these guys went to to save these boys is absolutely above and beyond. "Swimming against the current, dragging ourselves along the sand with our hands" is absolute insanity. In cave diving, spatial skills and maintaining your orientation and visibility is critical. Dragging themselves like that in an already murky current must've kicked up an incredible amount of silt. Meaning these two civilian chads were already in passages with no visibility and also basically manufacturing the exact silt storm conditions which KILL most cave divers, intentionally, just to try to save people they'd never met. Absolutely incredible willpower, calm under pressure, and plenty of pure skill. Just crazy.

I remember when this happened but had no idea how crazy the actual rescue efforts were

Imagine what these kids and their coach went through. They were stuck in this cave system for 10 days, having lost all sense of time and slowly losing hope to even survive in the first place, only for a diver from England to show up and lead the team to rescue them. It's incredible that those first moments were caught on camera, it sent shivers down my spine to see that footage. Incredible respect for the Thai navy seals, the foreign rescue efforts, and of course the two heroes who gave their lives in aiding the rescue.

man if the anesthesiologist cave diver was in a book people would complain about it being plot convenience. He’s like a real life self insert

As an anesthesiologist, I can't believe this went off without a hitch. I know there were no other options but the amount of things that needed to go perfectly right so many times is incredible

I just realized... that one momma's boy saved their lives. If he had gone with them, there would have been no one that knew when they had gone.

Imagine how lucky and guilty the one kid felt when he went home early

I was a doctor at the field hospital that day. I remember every child coming out of the cave, shivering cold. We helped them breathe and provided warmth to them. After that, they woke up and became conscious. Dr. Richard Harris did an amazing job. He calculated the medication dosage perfectly so the children wouldn't wake up too early or too late. It's unbelievable that all of these things could happen.

I feel sorry for all of them of course, but I can’t imagine how the assistant coach felt. He was responsible for them, the guilt he felt and possibly still does must be insane.

holy crap i know i’m not alone when i say, i had NO clue how complex and frankly horrifying the rescue was. i cannot imagine being in a cave and told they were going to tie me up and sedate me. like nah man i’ll just die. absolutely beautiful, one of my favourite human moments.

I love the togetherness and selflessness of all those helpers daring to do this crazy rescue-mission.

The fact that they could still talk after 10 DAYS in the cave totally baffles me. Without food, and the youngest kid was still alive, that too makes me appreciate how the assistant coach handled the situation. I believe the 2 Navy seals are happy in heaven seeing the 13 gentlemen smile everyday.

the thing that makes me most emotional about this story was told after they were released. because of the risk involved, the divers asked for the healthiest boy with the highest chance of survival if something went wrong. the translator told the boys just to choose amongst themselves, and they chose the boy who lived the farthest because they thought they were gonna bike home, and wanted him to get home first since his journey was farther.

"You're heroes now, you know that?" ".....if you could do something to help someone's child, I'm sure you would too. I just had a particular set of skill that were appropriate in that moment." BE LIKE THIS MAN