Rising water : the story of the Thai cave rescue /

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by Aronson, Marc,
[ 01. English Non Fiction ] Physical details: xi, 148 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 20 cm Subject(s): Caving | Caving accidents | Caving | Caving accidents. 01. English Non Fiction Item type : 01. English Non Fiction
Location Collection Call Number Status Date Due
Birchwood Intermediate School Non-Fiction 796.52 ARO Available

Includes bibliographical references (pages 122-137) and index.

Prologue : snatch and grab -- Wild boars -- SEALS and cave divers -- The cave system -- The most dangerous sport -- "Empty the water here" -- "How many?" -- "This is our best shot" -- The impossible rescue -- "Fish on" -- Rebirth -- How I researched and wrote this book.

"On June 23, 2018, twelve members of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach were exploring the Tham Luang cave complex in northern Thailand when disaster struck. A rainy season downpour flooded the tunnels, trapping them as they took shelter on a shelf of the dark cave. Eight days of searching yielded no signs of life, but on July 2 they were discovered by two British divers. The boys and their coach were eventually rescued in an international operation that took three days. What could have been a terrible tragedy became an amazing story of survival."--Amazon.com.