never give up. the team and their coach had ventured into the caves in the chiang rai province after football practice ignoring warnings about dangerous monsoon floods a massive search effort was launched when they failed to return despite no one knowing if the boys were even alive. nine days later they were found safe divers carried out an unprecedented rescue operation over three days racing against rising water and falling oxygen levels the extraction of water was decided by the team those who lived furthest from the caves where the first out. safe in hospital the boys paid tribute to a thai diver who died during the operation all say they now want to join the ranks of the navy seals who rescued them. the thai people are jubilant at the outcome.