Coach, kids rescued from Thai cave on the moment they were found: Part 1

The 12 boys and their coach were trapped by rain and rising water flooding the cave they had ventured into.

[@ChoiceDK]

As a guy from Denmark, this really warmed my heart. It was so emotional when they said everyone were found. I went to different websites to check if everything was okay and to see if they were rescued. When I heard 'Saman Kunan' died, it really broke my heart. It was not something that I expected and I'm so sorry to hear this. Thanks for saving the children. Thanks to everyone that contributed in this situation!

[@edzwyner9349]

Same here after watchin the news from the bbc just today,remembering what had happened last 2018,and i had to google to read and watch the full news about this rescue

[@lcdo.jonathanvalecortes6040]

I feel you

[@SompornChantara]

An impressive summarized story and a relaxed interview with the kids and their coach. They have learned a lot about love and being loved and so do the world community. Good job James and abc news.

[@mattwhite9823]

In my opinion, this Coach is a stone Morun, what Nut going to lead 13 kids in a 3 mile deep Cave in a rain storm in the first place, and late in the evening ....

[@hermosareina1212]

Humanity at its best. Thank you God. Thank you to all military personnel. ❤️

[@pawarunpawarun7469]

peter grahame If you don't know in real.don't speak out.

[@LSBtravels]

To every single person who made the rescue possible, you did something incredible.

[@kazzahotpink]

These boys survived for a reason, I hope they each can use this to really make something of their lives! ⚽️

[@alessia5405]

Despite honors given to everyone who took parts in this rescue mission, I just wondering, how come a soccer ball team ended up inside a cave in monsoon times of all times? The coach must take responsibility for all the casualties he had done. Lesson learned the hardest way because cave divers passed away from the coach decision to bring those child had their small cavern trip. RIP to those fallen heroes🙏🏻🌹🌹🙏🏻

[@kimcheezy3433]

@@alessia5405 It's also because of the coach that the boys were able to survive in there for so long at all. We all witnessed an amazing miracle. That each one could survive and be saved. To come out of that ordeal each one of them healthy is cause for celebration. Let's not ruin it all by starting to point fingers and cast blame. It's important to also note that the Monsoons came early that year. The cave was still open to tourists because the monsoons weren't supposed to start for another month or so. No one could have predicted this would happen. This cave is a tourist attraction in the area that many people visit and is nearby the soccer field they practice on. It's not like they just wandered off to explore some random cave in the wilderness.

[@MsJubjubbird]

sadly one of the boys died recently at only 17 years old

[@TahoeBlue12]

The most unorthodox successful mission I’ve ever seen. What an incredible group of people top to bottom. Really nice to see coming together in order to save children and that coach. Those kids are incredibly strong 👏

[@Riceordie]

I'm so glad everything turned out well. I'm european but half filipino, but damn i love Thailand. Great country and great people. Love the Buddhism and their way of life. Seriously need to start meditating soon.

[@CanaanOptical2024]

"This rescue is a science or a miracle?" The Thai Seal Team posted on their website. Thank God for this miracle, thank God for everyone who contributed in every way to make this miracle come true. Things could have turned out really bad. Thank God for his mercies. So awesome to see the 13 looking so robust and healthy. The first images that we saw after their 10 days in the cave without sunlight, without food and only with drops of water dripping from the cave's roofs, was really heart-wrenching. Good luck to you all, Titan, Mig, Dom, Adul Sam-on, Pong, Mark, Tern, Night, Bew, Note, Nick, Tee, Ake!!! Your story has made the whole world happy!!! Thank you, James. Thank you, rescuers! Thank you, world.

[@kristjanbirnirivansson528]

science is miricale?

[@chelsea_ahn]

I would say science and miracle work out together.

[@latonyagreen-warner7402]

" We had brothers taking care of us" . I like that.

[@anjou6497]

Fantastic. So moving, am in awe of both the boys and their rescuers, parents, families. 👍💜

[@nzkiwiange]

Rest in peace navy seal Sam!

[@lilyhudson8470]

The coach have brilliant leader skills. Having a parent who will look for you also give the kids hope.

[@neharaadikarie4052]

It made me cry and as a budhist I’m so proud. 🙏

[@mandyzhu4632]

Man, I can't believe this story and those brave men risk their lives to save them.

[@janellesilbs328]

Best ending ever! Coach is a hero to these unbelievable amazing boys!!!

[@lovelywow6603]

so good , love coach , love you all

[@drissaudia1323]

I truly believe the princess was watching over them. When all is lost, all we have is hope & prayers. This story is the exact example of this in life.

[@helenblessed3911]

Beautiful.

[@akankshagupta6810]

U boys are awesome..

[@drissaudia1323]

I’ve just watched the movie on Netflix and cried a few times 😢. Then I watched documentaries on KZbin and this & I can’t help but still feel so emotional for the rescue of these Beautiful kids. I can’t imagine the stress their parents went though waiting & hoping they all come out alive. The kid that spoke, Abdul apparently knows 5 languages. Is this true? In the movie, the last mother of the youngest kid Mark confessed that they were illegal immigrants in Thailand. I wonder if they will get deported? I hope not. These people have suffered enough. I can’t image the divers swimming in dirty unclear waters for so many meters to get from 1 chamber to the next. Incredible skills. How fast the cave flooded is unbelievable. I wonder if it’s a good idea to install like first aid boxes or tools in specific locations so if ever anyone gets trapped ever again they can survive until help arrives? Also, would they consider either fully closing this cave in monsoon season or cut open another opening so that flood waters can escape the cave & there is a 2nd option to enter into the cave? I hope no ever gets like this ever again. Kudos to the kids and the soccer coach for remaining calm & being cooperative with the rescuers. I wish you all now can heal & live a more abundance life with your loved ones. We all cheered for you all. 👍🏻👍🏻💗🙏❤️💖🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@ros.an.]

i saw in a different comment somewhere that the child whose family were illegal immigrants were granted citizenship :)

[@rjoyce268]

Yes there were I think three and they were granted citizenship

[@Patoruzita09]

This shows we can unite as humans for the good of each other and help each other in good or bad situations yet we refuse to see that... Thank you God for saving this kids and their coach and thanks for the people who united and did everything to save them 🙏r.i.p the ones who lost their lives

[@amoomemat9311]

God bless and RIP Sam .

[@Vstar87]

I watched the documentary and when the divers had to carry the boys sedated through the water made me cry I’m happy everything went to plan and their lives were saved !

[@RAHULYADAV-sj2sx]

The Coach 🔥🔥🔥🔥 This man ❤️

[@franki2524]

Watching this after watching the new movie “ the rescue” I highly recommend tones of details nobody knew and much description into the danger the divers were under

[@sununchi2312]

นักข่าวไทยหาข้อมูลดีๆหาบรรยากาศแบบไทย ๆ คนสัมภาษณ์แบบสบายทำให้เด็กสนุกในการพูดคุย หลีกเลียงคำว่าทำมั้ย เพราะอะไร จะทำอีกมั้ยจะดีที่สุด

[@omgwth7567]

abc NEWS...The Best👍👍👍

[@harichanddeharia]

Miracle rescue operation done by best diver (nevy seal). Salute to all brave soldiers.

[@ariesrose5658]

James👍👍👍👏👏

[@michaelsvr6]

Rest In Peace to the 2 rescuer that didn’t make it.

[@jpcoronel8261]

They didn't mention the other one. Who would that be?

[@rjoyce268]

Not exactly sure what happened but one of the Thai divers got an infection in the cave and later died. RIP

[@lyneun]

@@jpcoronel8261 it was reported that Thai Navy SEAL Beirut Pakbara died due to blood infection that he contracted during the cave rescue

[@meg4700]

I love this story! We are all Wild Boars.

[@user-os3fp9gg2x]

A brilliant lesson of the world, not only Thailand to be human being .Humanity does count for all of us to do it in hard or good time to your neighbors. The mountains meaning is sleeping lady. 😴

[@kernelxsanders]

I think the narrator is the first person to mistake a peace gesture for a victory gesture lol

[@dominikanobria]

God Bless All Of You Thank You My Lord

[@alwaysluckyhealthyalllife3723]

It’s amazing for this happen

[@ariesrose5658]

สัมภาษในวัดโลเกชั่นยอดชอบๆๆ

[@animallovers459]

วัดสวยมาก...เห็นบอกว่าถ่ายทำตอนกลางคืนด้วย

[@lovelywow6603]

สื่อถึงความเป็นไทยและความเป็นเมืองพุทธได้ดีงามมาก และมีพระฉายาลักษณ์ king ของพวกเราชาวไทยด้วย

[@pablobrown8745]

Luckily they're Thai boys and they are very strong

[@sokchanly9083]

Coach Ekkapol susu love you

[@mxnecshop3026]

ดีแล้วต่างชาติมาสัมภาษประเทศไทยจะได้ดังๆๆๆมาเยอะๆมาเยอะๆนักข่าวคนไทยจะได้อกแตกตายชอบอิจษาดีนัก

[@jeeraphasawatphueng8387]

❤👍👏

[@Homebit1]

สื่อนอกเขาคิดดีทำดีครับ

[@billChatswood]

The translate is so accurate

[@TheBasher-_-]

2019 anyone still here

[@Aviatorspot]

They are look well and some put on weights! LOL

[@AlexSuperTramp-]

Where is Part 2?

[@rayleighg9235]

What I find baffling was, how did they get that far in the cave? For me, caving activities are certainly dangerous and I would never do such because these things can happen, sudden earthquakes and thunderstorms can suddenly turn the tide.

[@nethg.908]

Because water forced them to, that is why seeking for a higher place to escape water they gone deeper to the cave. Also that time was June, they're not expecting rain,cause usually that cave was close if monsoon came,which is July.

[@TheHandmadeFamily]

สื่อไทยเอาคนนี้เป็นตัวอย่าง ได้ใจคนทั่วประเทศ

[@jandee9489]

Happy to see than they all are put on weight

[@keiraselia7447]

Do they knew a Navy SEAL died trying to save them? Two in fact, the latter were died from infection he got from the cave during rescue mission, he never recovered from it.

[@jamesclendon4811]

Of course they know. They paid solemn tribute to him several times, publicly and privately. They're kids. They don't have to dwell on that tragedy for the rest of their lives.

[@ilovebayern134]

Of course they know but Do they have to be sad and suffer from that for their rest of their entire lives, i don’t think so. Just try to think broader not narrower man.

[@kimcheezy3433]

They've apologized and paid tribute to them several times publicly and have even promised to serve as monks in their honor as soon as they're old enough.

[@at1213cl]

Thank you ABC News!

[@mirriamsofe6071]

Is God not talking to Humanity!!! Christ had 12 disciples and he was the Master!!! Sometimes I think He personally visited them,just He is God,they could not see Him BUT felt His presence!!! I just have this strong feeling that He is showing humanity of His power!!!!

[@ilovebayern134]

What, the one’s talking to the kids is obviously Jame the reporter.

[@pppp9482]

I recommend netflix "Thai cave rescue". I think it the most resemblance of the real situation and feels.

[@Oldaccount8]

It is Sawadee krap. Female speakers use Ka and if you are a male speaker you say Krap.

[@CalipsoCareline]

I think coaches decision to became a monk was due to felling guilty 😢

[@ret4kind]

He said sawatdeeka. XD

[@jokeryjoker2901]

no subtitles? Thanks for nothing!

[@lowkeyloki5359]

Adul asked for fried chicken. Me too, Adul, me too

[@kenmcleong8175]

the coach should have responsibility of the boys

[@dustine7041]

The translation of the older kid annoys the hell outta me. Why don't you use someone with a deeper voice? You have to make him sound like a helpless 10 year old child? He's 16, make him sound it.

[@cheerleaduhhlove6697]

there is is so many inconsistencies in this story. first they say they used to go in the cave all of the time in other news stories, then every kid raises their hand when asked who had never been in..

[@GlassGenius]

what are the other inconsistencies? Please list them all

[@jamesclendon4811]

I wonder about that raising of hands too. My guess is that it was an issue of translation--either the translator or the boys misunderstood the question, asked in the negative--who didn't go in before, not who did go.

[@aleeshatayler3098]

You're a creep. We're talking about kids and a great survival story, and you're sitting back listening to their testimony to try to catch one or more of the children lying. I repeat .... You're a creep!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mamatalog4640]

Bruh i hope the food they served from those stalls were free of cost

[@korrameda9177]

It's free from the volunteer you can watch other documentary about this

[@aldenmitsa9404]

a big lesson to you kids...nextime you ask permission to your parents before going out...

[@21stcenturyworldsystem46]

It’s a big merical. God saved them. Everybody must need to stay away such kind of danger places. Never take such kind of risk.

[@jcassel61]

Haha he said sawatdee ka (lady) not sawatdee krap (man)

[@frankdrebin2343]

1:19 look at the right side, where is that light coming from? This is supposedly when they first saw the kids and yet, at least one of the kids has a phone/flashlight with a battery that still works?? after 10 days?

[@kimcheezy3433]

Some of the kids had brought flashlights with them into the cave and were probably smart enough to know not to keep them on at all times in order to conserve the battery. What are you getting at???

[@BradyR95]

Most flashlights have this thing on the side that you can press to conserve battery over long periods. I believe it’s called an off switch

[@sokchanly9083]

Caoch Ek susu

[@inobi30]

Heart warming story. But sawasdee KA? Couldn't find a reporter who can say hello properly? That's what women say. Amateur hour

[@florindacollins864]

I m not holding the coach responsible....but he did kinda throw me off when he said "We convinced each other to go inside the cave"...

[@CanaanOptical2024]

It was safe, usually. It was only June and the monsoon rains were not expected until July. It was just an unexpected turn of events. Fortunately, for the boys (who might have gone with or without Coach Ake) their, teacher, friend, mentor and football coach was there for them. The parents are grateful for the way the (assistant) coach Ekapol Chantawong always took care of their kids and put them before himself, and in this incident, probably kept them alive.

[@kaewkaew83]

It was not safe the day they went into the cave. It had rained a lot in that area and the coach himself admitted that he and the boys witnessed that some parts of the cave were already flooded. The coach told the boys whether they wanted to swim pass this flooded area to go deeper. They all agreed and went in deeper and finally got trapped.

[@hellosoukie1054]

Actually, in Thai interviews, the team wanted to go in the cave as an excursion which they had planned to go for a while. Some of the boys never been inside and some have so the coach through it'll be a good a experience. They were only going to stay in the cave no more than an hour.

[@VeryMerryLou]

it's kind of lost in translation. some sub-titles are not what they seem to be in Thai language.

[@shysea3402]

@@VeryMerryLou That's what I think, too. I think "convinced" is synomous with "encouraged."

[@MostConscious]

I just watched the movie. God bless you guys and rest in peace to the divers who lost their lives. there were two. Hallelujah

[@CaniVersace]

Awesomfoursum lmaoooooo

[@barbaracollins5605]

The dead rescuer had a mother also.

[@lukaspajic]

Its pathetic to thank God for all of this when the divers and the crew spent days to carry out this impossible mission. God has nothing to do with this. More people have to resist this delusion.

[@robertlongwill8856]

I agree with you. When they say thank God it's a miracle what they're really doing is denigrating the real life Heroes the people that put their lives on the line for 13 people they did not know

[@rcuintheshed6981]

Am I the only one who wants to know why a coach took 12 boys into a cave so deep during monsoon season

[@kubuligal2431]

Yes🙄

[@alessia5405]

THIS IS ME. Despite honors given to everyone who took parts in this rescue mission, I just wondering, how come a soccer ball team ended up inside a cave in monsoon times of all times? The coach must take responsibility for all the casualties he had done. Lesson learned the hardest way because cave divers passed away from the coach decision to bring those child had their small cavern trip. RIP to those fallen heroes🙏🏻🌹🌹🙏🏻

[@kimcheezy3433]

If you read more about the story and watch the documentary that goes into much more detail you'll learn the monsoons came early that year. The cave was still open to tourists because the monsoons weren't supposed to start for another month or so. No one could have predicted this would happen. This cave is a tourist attraction in the area that many people visit and is nearby the soccer field they practice on. They have said they had visited the cave many times before after soccer practice. It's not like they just wandered off to explore some random cave in the wilderness. It's because of the coach that all of them were able to stay calm and survive for so long before rescue found them.

[@mags844]

@@alessia5405 The cave was a tourist attraction. Most of the boys had been inside the cave several times. Monsoon came early that year. The flood was quick it blocked the entrance. The coach dug a hole to retreat into a dry place. He kept them calm and alive by teaching them to meditate and drink water dripping down from the walls. Unfortunately there was ONE fatality from the rescuers side and then another one after. Cultures and childhood activities in different parts of the world is different and wouldn't be similar to what children do on their free time over there wherever you might be living. Therefore, don't judge based on your own standards and refrain from the blame game before getting your facts straight.

[@alessia5405]

@@mags844 yea, you should get your fact straight before judging me as well. As one of the family members who had to be in grief state, you're free to speak. You talk as if you know everything and blame me for the casualties happened. You're not the one who lost. Why bother? Need mirror eh?

[@lizok7652]

I still don't get it, why go to a cave???? Leave it for curious tourists, but why them??

[@kongfhac]

Why not, aren't they as human as the average curious tourist.

[@ultrafaroecunt6014]

Because they wanted to go..?

[@kesharmawdee8425]

They r tourists

[@zzulm]

Probably is their culture is seen as a great experience and may be technology is no keeping them from the outdoors

[@lisagriggs9267]

God bless

[@NK-iw6rq]

Everyday children are dying in Iraq, Syria, Palestine and Africa yet the media continues to sensationalize this one particular story.... Sad that society has become selective as to which crisis we should reserve our compassion and sympathy for.

[@iheartunibrows]

Just because bad things are happening in other places doesn't make this story insignificant. We need to start somewhere after all..

[@parnsangel]

So we shouldn't help ANYBODY because EVERYBODY can't be helped? "I'm sorry you're trapped in a cave! But there are kids in trouble in other countries too that we're not saving either! So we're just gonna leave you there! Bye!"

[@moet3121]

The differences between the situation here and others might be that the adults would not give up.they also know how to ask for help with the right person. At first the foreign diving team packed things up preparing to leave but they saw that the Thai navy seal wouldn't give up and still kept going into the cave with no skill or right equipment, so they decided to stay.The governor who lead this operation also pushed hard and would not give up. Now that you complained, have you or people of that country try as hard as they can or just ran away to save themselves? Instead of complaining, just do something!!

[@kaewkaew83]

Yeah. They are all humanitarian missions.

[@clelandstephen4181]

This is true of our society unfortunately Nahin. And this is an example of how we should be treating our children that are in need of help. When you talk of Iraq, Syria etc, we enter the world of politics which we all know is ruthlessly driven by greed, and a disregard for human life, sadly.

[@nikhilbharadwaj9436]

Whatever... they all together took a life for no reason....

[@VS-hz8fm]

Heartless

[@emaginthat169]

This story doesn’t add up something very strange was going on…. Something stranger than fiction. Did you realize how deep they went? With soccer clothes? The coach is completely irresponsible he asked the kids? And not there parents? Idk 🤷‍♂️ maybe it just me but why didn’t the diver who died get any mention from the kids??! Like hello a diver died this isn’t a success story its still a tragedy and the coach should have been arrested.

[@Lucy-hsm]

It’s a tourist attraction. They walked a mile into the cave before it was flooded from heavy rain. The kids might mentioned the navy seal who lost his life but abc edited it out for certain reasons. It is both a success story and a tragedy. I don’t think it’s a crime that the coach took the kids to explore the cave (it’s a mistake that the world choose to forgive).

[@emaginthat169]

@@Lucy-hsm 👂 what you say lucifer?

[@Lucy-hsm]

@@emaginthat169 You can’t argue further with reasons so you start calling me names? Typical, haha.

[@emaginthat169]

@@Lucy-hsm the fact you want to argue is halarious 😂 dont you have something better to do? Than to act like an agent? Go get a man and argue with him

[@Lucy-hsm]

@@emaginthat169 I answer low level of reasoning on the internet sometimes, so I don’t consider myself as anyone’s agent. Having a man or not is my business so please mind your own.

[@barbaracollins5605]

Wow, impressed with Thailand getting their countrymen out. Too bad they weren't in charge of getting American countrymen out of Aphganistan. Let's go brandon

[@corbindioxide6253]

Best example of “Read the room” I’ve ever seen.

[@rjoyce268]

Not the time or place for politics 😮

[@corbindioxide6253]

@@rjoyce268 Agreed. And I’m a hard core Republican 😳

[@biancahotca3244]

These people are so deceived by these false religions of buddhism, ancestoral worship. Such utter lies. If they just knew that Jesus is the only way to true life.

[@grayrabbit2623]

Just believe in what you want. Don’t say the other’s believe is false.

[@biancahotca3244]

@@grayrabbit2623 No, it is a false belief. Jesus is the only way!

[@grayrabbit2623]

@@biancahotca3244 There is no only way!

[@nh122]

@@biancahotca3244 How can Jesus be the only way? Do you even really know who you're worshipping, Jesus or God? Buddhism is not ancestoral worship, just go study more before criticizing any religion. If you're claiming that Buddhism is a religion of false, can you give an explanation of how? How can you know that your religion is true? Is it because of Jesus?

[@happinesssomewhere18]

​@@biancahotca3244prove it. Please karen respct others religions jesus is not he only 1