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One thing to keep in mind is that Thailand is still a somewhat developing country. Access to proper hiking equipment is hard to come by, especially for locals. So I’m not surprise they made the hike into the cave with no supplies and gear.
Not the entire cave is underwater, just pockets of it are. But along the route are tight spots where divers had to take off their tanks to squeeze through and some spots have strong currents. So it will be a difficult trek out.
From a story I read yesterday that a company that specialized in diving equipment have sent full dive mask designed for kids to their location. Expert divers are giving them a crash swimming course hoping the kids can get comfortable in water. One plan is to have station expert divers at strategic check points along the way and have them guide each kid out one by one. Although with that plan may be scrap after the latest incident with the seal diver.
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