Michael Sullivan

On Sunday, four of the trapped soccer players had been freed from a flooded cave. A second round of rescues has begun. The operation is complicated and is an hours-long process.

Rescuers in Thailand have brought four boys out of a cave where they've been trapped for more than two weeks. Eight more boys and their soccer coach are awaiting rescue from the cave.

The mission to rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach, trapped in a cave in Thailand, is underway.

Authorities in Thailand have begun a rescue mission aimed at freeing 12 boys and their soccer coach who have been trapped in a flooded cave for more than two weeks.

The Thai Navy SEALS say four of the 13 people who had been trapped for more than two weeks have been rescued. Rescue efforts began Sunday morning.

More heavy rains are expected in Thailand, possibly forcing the hand of rescuers trying to free 12 boys and their soccer coach who are trapped in a flooded cave.

A former diver with an elite Thai navy unit has died while taking part in operations to rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach who have been trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand.

More than a week after they were trapped in a flooded cave in northern Thailand, 12 boys and their soccer coach were found alive. Authorities said extricating them from the cave would be complicated.

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