bmcgonig
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Apparently the kids got anxiety meds before they started the exit. I'm sure that helped.An interesting tid-bit from one of the UK underwater cave rescue folks. In a BBC interview he said that inability to swim wouldn't be a big issue in this case, as apparently little swimming involved. They just put plenty of weights on the person and they crawl out along the same path they used to get in. He said some of the best cave divers aren't particularly strong swimmers.
Still, I would think that it would be a lot to overcome for a kid who isn't a swimmer to put his head underwater and to be weighted so it is impossible for him to get to the surface.
A great outcome overall, congrats to the rescue team and to the kids--and, yes, their coach. I'll bet those divers who first found the kids will never be able to pay for a drink anywhere in Thailand, and that's as it should be.
I was mesmerized by this story. I choked up almost every time it came on TV. I was delighted by the news that they were all out. There's so much crap news out there that a story like this brings out the humanity in us I think. Something around which all of us can rally.