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Elon Musk calls British diver who helped rescue Thai schoolboys 'pedo guy' in Twitter outburst
Elon Musk has called a British diver who helped rescue schoolboys from a flooded cave in Thailand ‘pedo guy’ on Twitter. The entrepreneur’s outburst came after diver Vern Unsworth told Mr Musk to “stick his submarine where it hurts” after describing his offer to help with a miniature submersible as a “PR stunt”. Mr Musk travelled to the Tham Luang caverns in Chiang Rai this week and presented the six-foot submarine - which he said could help free 12 schoolboys stranded for weeks inside the cave.
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With all odds against them, here's how rescuers pulled off 'miracle' Thai cave feat
The steel air tanks glittered under the beams of floodlights as a pair of rescuers defogged their masks and adjusted the straps. They checked their regulators one last time before embarking on what would become their most famous dive.
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First hospital video emerges of Thai boys
The boys are seen in hospital, as reports say they were sedated for their cave rescue.
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Coach Ek the unlikely stateless hero of cave drama
Schooled as a monk and now hailed a hero, football coach Ekkapol Chantawong is one of several stateless members of the "Wild Boars", a team whose survival after days trapped in flooded Tham Luang cave,e fixated a country that does not recognise them as citizens. Coach Ek, the 25-year-old who was among the last to emerge from the cave on Tuesday, has been lauded for keeping the the young footballers - aged 11-16 - calm as starvation loomed in the dark.
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Father of Australian Thai cave rescuer Richard Harris dies
Australian doctor and expert diver Richard Harris emerged from a cave in Thailand on Tuesday night knowing all 12 boys and their soccer coach had been saved, only to learn his own father had died. Dr Harris was hailed a hero, having made the dangerous, four-kilometre journey in and out of Tham Luang cave every day to check on the health of the trapped boys.
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The doctor who chose to stay in the cave
It was his rare combination of talents that led Australian doctor Richard Harris deep into the Tham Luang cave in Thailand. When the Wild Boars football team was located deep inside the cave, after being missing for a week, the Adelaide anaesthetist abandoned his holiday in Thailand and volunteered to help. He went in to assess the boys' health and stayed with them for three days. It was under his direction that the weakest boys were first led out with the others successfully following in the complex operation.
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How Buddhist meditation kept the Thai boys calm in the cave
When the 12 Thai boys who were trapped in a cave and were rescued one by one were first discovered by British divers a week ago, they were reportedly meditating. “Look at how calm they were sitting there waiting. No one was crying or anything. It was astonishing,” the mother of one of the boys told the AP, referring to a widely shared video of the moment the boys were found.
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Why was Elon Musk at the Thai cave rescue?
A mini-sub delivered by the entrepreneur was said to be "not practical" by the rescue effort's chief.
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All 12 boys, coach rescued from Thai cave, ending gruelling18-day ordeal
The rescue mission ends an ordeal that lasted more than two weeks.
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Elon Musk visits Thai cave, delivers kid-size submarine – just in case
American space entrepreneur Elon Musk tweeted that he was in Thailand on Tuesday with a prototype mini-sub, at the flooded cave where five members of a youth football team remained trapped.
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4 more boys freed from Thai cave, bringing total rescued to 8
Rescuers in Thailand on Monday freed four more members of the boys soccer team stranded in a flooded cave complex, as part of the second phase of a desperate rescue operation that aims to save four more kids and the team's coach before heavy rains imperil the effort. Four ambulances with flashing lights were spotted leaving the area as an aide to a Thai navy SEAL commander told the Associated Press that four boys were brought out of the cave on Monday, bringing the total to eight rescued so far.
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Wife and father mourn 'hero' Thai diver
Saman Gunan, a former Thai navy diver, died while taking part in efforts to rescue 12 boys and their football coach trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand. He lost consciousness on his way out of the Tham Luang cave complex on Thursday 6 July, where he had been delivering oxygen tanks. His wife, Waleeporn Gunan, and his father, Wichai Gunan, spoke to BBC Thai about their loss.
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Elon Musk built a “submarine” to rescue Thailand kids—here’s what it looks like
Device likely won't be needed but Musk is sending it to Thailand just in case.
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'Four-day window' for Thai boys' rescue
Teams have a three to four-day window to save 12 Thai boys and their football coach from a cave where they have been trapped for two weeks, according to the leader of the rescue efforts. Narongsak Osottanakorn said conditions were currently "perfect". There is concern that monsoon rains could follow, further flooding the narrow passages.
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Elon Musk making “kid-sized submarine” to rescue teens in Thailand cave
Elon Musk tweeted on Saturday that a team of SpaceX engineers is hours away from completing work on a "tiny kid-sized submarine" that could be used to extract 12 teenagers and preteens who are stranded with their soccer coach in a flooded cave in Thailand. Musk has had a team of engineers working on the problem for the last couple of days and has been keeping the world updated on the work via Twitter.
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The Thai cave rescue is relying on some totally ingenious tech hacks
How do you rescue 12 boys and their football coach from deep inside a Thai cave? With drones, pumps, and 20-year-old DIY radios.
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Thai boys 'can walk but can't dive yet'
The 12 boys and their football coach trapped in waterlogged caves in Thailand will not be rescued overnight as they "cannot dive", officials say. The boys have been trapped for nearly two weeks in a chamber in the Tham Luang cave complex. They ventured in while the cave was dry but were caught out by a sudden deluge of rain, which flooded the system. Earlier, a former Thai navy diver died on his way out of the caves after delivering air tanks to those trapped.
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Navy SEAL dies while rescuing Thai schoolboys trapped in cave
THE grim reality facing the 12 Thai boys and their football coach has never been more evident. New footage of the daunting conditions facing the group trapped in a flooded cave has been captured by British television network ITV. Several rescuers can be seen struggling through dark, narrow passages. They can see where they are going only through headlights, and are moving through the flooded cave system holding a rope above them.
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Elon Musk goes full superhero, deploys team to save Thai kids trapped in cave
What is that saying about life and art again? Elon Musk has sent engineers from his SpaceX and Boring Company teams to assist with the rescue efforts of the boys' soccer team stuck in a cave system in Thailand.
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'No risks' to be taken to free Thai boys
Rescuers will take no risks in freeing the 12 boys and their football coach trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand, an official said. They have received their first food and medical treatment in 10 days. Seven divers, including a doctor and a nurse, joined the group inside the caves in the north of the country after they were discovered alive on Monday. Rescuers are now considering how best to bring the group to safety.
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