Twelve boys rescued from a flooded cave in northern Thailand will be released from the hospital next week. It was reported by the Thai Ministry of Health. Young footballers and their coach, according to him, are recovering physically and mentally and will be able to leave the hospital on Thursday, July 19th.
"We must prepare both the boys and their families for the attention when leaving the hospital," Reuters quoted from a statement. Athletes aged between 11 and 16 with a 25-year-old trainer stayed imprisoned in the cave on June 23. In the underground there was a rising water, which made them deeper and deeper into the cave.
Rescuers eventually found the boys on a raised platform four miles from the mouth of the cave on July 2. Since then, they were supplied by food and prepared for evacuation. A team of divers got trapped boys and a cave coach in three groups, the last five on Tuesday 10 July.
After being evacuated from the cave complex, the boys were taken to a hospital where they underwent a variety of examinations and remained in quarantine until it is confirmed they are healthy.
The Thai cave, where a 12-man football team were stuck, is likely to become a museum. However, due to monsoons, it is unclear whether it will function the whole year. According to the Thai authorities, the underground complex will now be completely inaccessible for at least half a year. The story of young athletes will probably be filmed, according to the BBC news server.
