Wild Boars successfully rescued in Thailand

This week has shown us how small the world has become with millions watching the successful rescue of the Wild Boar team in Thailand.
We saw millions of people watching and praying for the boys safe return to there families.  We watched the outpouring of grief on hearing of the drowning of the Thai Navy Seal Samun Gunan.

Television crews from all over the world descended on the rescue headquarters.   The coverage was international. Thankfully the twelve boys and their football coach have been rescued from a flooded Thai cave complex where they were trapped for more than two weeks.

The perilous mission to save the "Wild Boars" soccer team and their coach has gripped the world for days.

Cave

In some ways watching from the comfort of your home desensitised you from the real pain and grief involved.   It's not until you see the images of the eight boys being brought out on stretchers over the first two days - four on Sunday and four on Monday that you realise the actual dangers involved in the mission.

Now the side stories are emerging in relation to the rescuers themselves.  One such is Dr Richard "Harry" Harris who has 30yrs diving experience coupled with being a medical retrieval specialist.   The British cave divers that originally discovered the Wild Boars pacifically call on Dr Harry's

Boats on Thai Beach 

help.

In Ireland news has broken about a diver living in Ennis dropping everything and heading to Thailand. The diver in question is Jim Warny originally from Belgium,  Jim is an expert cave rescuer.

Also, the story has emerged about diving equipment been flown overnight from Ireland to Thailand to assist in the rescue mission.
Thankfully it was a major success and showed global humanitarian cooperation at its best.

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