Thai Cave Boys' Coach Trapped Again Six Years Later by Typhoon Floods

Coach Ekapol Chantawong, who led the Wild Boars soccer team out of a flooded cave in 2018, is once again trapped after heavy rains caused a river to overflow

The coach and eight boys were trapped in the flooded cave for more than two weeks in 2018, and their rescue was a global news story.

The coach and eight boys were trapped in the flooded cave for more than two weeks in 2018, and their rescue was a global news story. The boys, aged 11 to 16, and their coach had gone exploring in the Tham Luang Nang Non cave in northern Thailand when they were trapped by rising floodwaters.

A team of international divers eventually rescued the boys and their coach, but the operation was extremely dangerous and one of the divers died during the rescue.

The coach and eight boys were trapped in the flooded cave for more than two weeks in 2018, and their rescue was a global news story. The boys, aged 11 to 16, and their coach had gone exploring in the Tham Luang Nang Non cave in northern Thailand when they were trapped by rising floodwaters.

A team of international divers eventually rescued the boys and their coach, but the operation was extremely dangerous and one of the divers died during the rescue.

The coach and the eight boys were rescued after a two-week ordeal in 2018

The rescue operation was extremely dangerous and one of the divers died during the rescue.

The rescue operation was extremely dangerous and one of the divers died during the rescue.

The boys and their coach were eventually rescued after a two-week ordeal, but the operation was extremely dangerous and one of the divers died during the rescue.

The rescue operation was extremely dangerous and one of the divers died during the rescue.

The boys and their coach were eventually rescued after a two-week ordeal, but the operation was extremely dangerous and one of the divers died during the rescue.