Analysis and discussion of the days top stories and compelling issues from Lawrence ODonnell. Its completely dark, but i could just sense like oh my gosh, theres like 12 children in here and im just in the entrance way. And im spooked out. I cant even imagine. Talking to a lot of the experts that do cave diving as a hobby, were like man, this is one of the five most dangerous caves ive ever been in. The hair stands up on the back of your neck. The first thought is theyre not going to get out. I mean the kids, weve done recoverying before with live people and its about panic on the water. I was always confident we could get them out. It was get iting them out alive. June 23rd, 12 boys and their Soccer Coach Head into the mountains of Northern Thailand for a trek. They posted photos before riding to the cave. Place they had visited before. They were expected to return to their nearby village later that day. A dozen members of a youth b Football Team and their coach are missing after they
lime cave system with deep recesses and narrow passageways. most of the year, it s relatively dry, but when monsoon comes, it quickly fills with water and when that happens, the cave is impossible to enter or to leave. the water levels are now rising. and the boys cannot swim. the night after the boys are reported missing, the thai navy elite s.e.a.l.s diving team join the search. working around the clock in pitch darkness, they wade, swim and dive through the black waters. at the same time, agencies and volunteers begin the ma moth task of pump iing water from th cave and surrounding area.