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What were they doing in a cave in the first place? It's a youth Football Team and a 24 year old coach. A bit strange..
You've been all over the world haven't you
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You've been all over the world haven't you
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Actually yes,what's wrong with that?
You get the occasional good news story on the BBC
Lions eat 'rhino poachers' on South African game reserve - BBC News
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Not looking good for these kids. The 4 months wait is the only option but if there is a monsoon that could be the end of them too.
They said a few days ago that they are getting weak. It's such an awful predicament to be in.
I had no idea it was such a long distance.
In reply to the questions about scuba diving, I don't think they'd really have to learn that much.
There was also talk about trying to pump the water out. The problem there is that it seems there's a lot more rain on the way.
The other alternative was to try to bore a hole down to them. Any idea how far underground they are?
comment by it'sonlyagame (U6426)
posted 20 seconds ago
I had no idea it was such a long distance.
In reply to the questions about scuba diving, I don't think they'd really have to learn that much.
There was also talk about trying to pump the water out. The problem there is that it seems there's a lot more rain on the way.
The other alternative was to try to bore a hole down to them. Any idea how far underground they are?
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Half a mile!
Yeah, can't really see this ending well. Equiping them with scuba gear just doesn't seem feasible considering half them can't swim, never mind being able to swim with all that equipment in pitch black.
Best hope the rain passes them by.
There are parts of the tunnel so narrow that Oxygen tanks can't be worn,visibility is zero and apparently it's like swimming through cold coffee.
It really is going to take a miracle to bring all these poor little kids out safely I'm afraid!
Wow.
Well, I am still confident they can get them out of there alive. Some of the footage I've seen shows that it's not the entire distance that's fully submerged. Not sure how few and far between, but it looks like there are places where the kids would be able to take a rest, so might not necessarily have to cover that entire distance in a single, exhausting leg.
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comment by wearethefamous England Hotspur (U19211)
posted 6 minutes ago
you have to ask what the hell they were doing down there in the first place
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Bloody backward foreigners, innit?
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posted 8 minutes ago
you have to ask what the hell they were doing down there in the first place
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Boys explore caves. I know I done it as a kid.
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comment by wearethefamous England Hotspur (U19211)
posted 14 minutes ago
you have to ask what the hell they were doing down there in the first place
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I might be wrong but I heard it was some kind of initiation that these young football teams do, there's a wall a couple of miles in which they sign when they reach it
Flash storms can happen in loads of places. Caves and canyons all round the world are susceptible to sudden flooding. Just like cloud or fog can appear pretty suddenly in mountain areas, or winds can kick up suddenly at sea and make it almost impossible to locate drift divers, rising tides can leave day-trippers left stranded on remote beaches that are normally only reachable at low tide.
It's always advisable to check a reliable weather forecast before embarking on activities in nature, but people all too often take for granted that a warm, sunny day is going to stay that way for hours.
It's the reason for thousands of accidents in the great outdoors the world over. Yes, the team coach should've exercised much greater caution, but in essence we've probably all made the same or similar mistakes before, just that we've gotten away with it.
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What were they doing in a cave in the first place? It's a youth Football Team and a 24 year old coach. A bit strange..
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You've been all over the world haven't you
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You've been all over the world haven't you
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Actually yes,what's wrong with that?
posted on 6/7/18
You get the occasional good news story on the BBC
Lions eat 'rhino poachers' on South African game reserve - BBC News
https://apple.news/AmjDQkXAiRkK1oxE7ze-7Wg
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Not looking good for these kids. The 4 months wait is the only option but if there is a monsoon that could be the end of them too.
posted on 6/7/18
They said a few days ago that they are getting weak. It's such an awful predicament to be in.
posted on 6/7/18
I had no idea it was such a long distance.
In reply to the questions about scuba diving, I don't think they'd really have to learn that much.
There was also talk about trying to pump the water out. The problem there is that it seems there's a lot more rain on the way.
The other alternative was to try to bore a hole down to them. Any idea how far underground they are?
posted on 6/7/18
comment by it'sonlyagame (U6426)
posted 20 seconds ago
I had no idea it was such a long distance.
In reply to the questions about scuba diving, I don't think they'd really have to learn that much.
There was also talk about trying to pump the water out. The problem there is that it seems there's a lot more rain on the way.
The other alternative was to try to bore a hole down to them. Any idea how far underground they are?
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Half a mile!
posted on 6/7/18
Yeah, can't really see this ending well. Equiping them with scuba gear just doesn't seem feasible considering half them can't swim, never mind being able to swim with all that equipment in pitch black.
Best hope the rain passes them by.
posted on 6/7/18
There are parts of the tunnel so narrow that Oxygen tanks can't be worn,visibility is zero and apparently it's like swimming through cold coffee.
It really is going to take a miracle to bring all these poor little kids out safely I'm afraid!
posted on 6/7/18
Wow.
Well, I am still confident they can get them out of there alive. Some of the footage I've seen shows that it's not the entire distance that's fully submerged. Not sure how few and far between, but it looks like there are places where the kids would be able to take a rest, so might not necessarily have to cover that entire distance in a single, exhausting leg.
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comment by wearethefamous England Hotspur (U19211)
posted 6 minutes ago
you have to ask what the hell they were doing down there in the first place
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Bloody backward foreigners, innit?
posted on 6/7/18
comment by wearethefamous England Hotspur (U19211)
posted 8 minutes ago
you have to ask what the hell they were doing down there in the first place
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Boys explore caves. I know I done it as a kid.
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comment by wearethefamous England Hotspur (U19211)
posted 14 minutes ago
you have to ask what the hell they were doing down there in the first place
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I might be wrong but I heard it was some kind of initiation that these young football teams do, there's a wall a couple of miles in which they sign when they reach it
posted on 6/7/18
Flash storms can happen in loads of places. Caves and canyons all round the world are susceptible to sudden flooding. Just like cloud or fog can appear pretty suddenly in mountain areas, or winds can kick up suddenly at sea and make it almost impossible to locate drift divers, rising tides can leave day-trippers left stranded on remote beaches that are normally only reachable at low tide.
It's always advisable to check a reliable weather forecast before embarking on activities in nature, but people all too often take for granted that a warm, sunny day is going to stay that way for hours.
It's the reason for thousands of accidents in the great outdoors the world over. Yes, the team coach should've exercised much greater caution, but in essence we've probably all made the same or similar mistakes before, just that we've gotten away with it.
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