via ABCNEWS
The final four boys and their soccer coach were successfully removed from a flooded cave in Thailand on Tuesday, capping a herculean international rescue effort that appeared bleak just days ago.
The rescued was completed Tuesday morning, according to the Thai Navy SEALs.
Officials confirmed they had restarted the rescue effort for the third day at 10 a.m. local time, or 11 p.m. Eastern time the prior night. As with the previous rescue efforts, 19 divers have gone into the cave, with two divers escorting each of the boys out of the cave with tethers.
“If everything goes to plan, all will come out today,” an official said at a Tuesday midday press conference.
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