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    All 13 are out: Rescuers pull last group of boys and their coach from Thailand cave

    by Robyn Dixon and George Styllis, Los Angeles Times Jul 10, 2018 5 minutes

    MAE SAI, Thailand - A drama that began on June 23 for 12 Thai boys and their soccer coach ended Tuesday evening when the last five of the group were taken from a flooded cave in northern Thailand, triggering joy and celebration across the country.

    The Thai Navy SEALs confirmed that all four boys and the coach were safe.

    The rescue was a triumphant close to an audacious operation, ushering children equipped with diving gear - some of the boys had to be taught to swim - through a dangerous tunnel system that would challenge the most experienced cave divers.

    Rescue experts and divers from around the world took part in the carefully-planned operation, with each boy flanked by two rescue divers on the way to the surface.

    Coach Ekapol Chantawong, 25, who earlier apologized to families in a note for his role leading the children into the caves

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