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Personnels, right, of U.S. Special Operations Command Pacific Search and Rescue team meet with rescue teams from China, Thailand and Australia as they conduct search operation for missing 12 boys and their ... more

China's rescue team members join in a meeting with U.S. Special Operations Command Pacific Search and Rescue team personnel as they conduct search operation for missing 12 boys and their soccer coach, in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai province, in northern Thailand, Monday, July 2, 2018. Rescuers at the scene outside Chiang Rai in northern Thailand cheered, exchanged high fives and slapped each others' backs as it emerged that British cave divers had made contact with the boys deep withing the cave complex, after navigating tight, flooded passages to reach them. Rescuers battle heavy rain in northern Thailand as they continued the search for 12 boys and their soccer coach who have been missing in Tham Luang Nang Non cave since Saturday night after monsoon rains blocked the main entrance. The boys and their soccer coach were located nine days after first entering the Tham Luang Nang Non cave complex, Chiang Rai Gov. The 13 were located by rescue divers late Monday night in the cave in northern Chiang Rai province during a desperate search that drew international help and captivated the nation. Chiang Rai Governor Narongsak Osatanakorn told waiting reporters, “I can confirm that they are all safe.” According to CNN, he went on to say “Our mission is not done yet. They embarked on what was supposed to be a fun team excursion into the Tham Luang Nang Non cave system on Saturday, June 23, only to be stranded after a heavy downpour of continuous rainfall trapped them within the labyrinth of dark tunnels.
Rescue teams find all 12 boys and their soccer coach alive in Tham Luang Nang Non cave in Chiang Rai, Thailand, after being trapped for 10 days.