Rescuers clear hurdle in cave search for missing Thai boys
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July 1, 2018
MAE SAI, Thailand (AP) — Rescue divers cleared a key hurdle Sunday in the increasingly desperate search for 12 boys and their soccer coach who went missing in a cave in northern Thailand more than a week ago, officials said.
A team led by Thai navy SEAL divers pushed through the murk of a kilometer-long (half-mile-long) chamber to a passageway that could lead to where the missing may have taken shelter, said the SEALs' commander, Rear Adm. Arpakorn Yookongkaew.
But Arpakorn said even though the divers made some progress, they're not yet where they want to be.
"It's still tough as the water str...
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