Sixth and seventh person carried out on stretchers from Thai cave (updated)


A file pix of an ambulance seen exiting the Tham Luang cave area as operations continue for the eight boys and their coach still trapped at the cave in Chiang Rai province on July 9, 2018. – AFP

CHIANG RAI, Thailand (Reuters): Rescue workers in Thailand brought out on Monday (July 9) the fifth boy from a group of 12 and their soccer coach trapped for more than two weeks in a flooded cave complex, a navy official said, while the sixth and seventh person were seen carried out on stretchers.

The boys were brought out hours after the rescue mission resumed.

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