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    The Boys in the Cave: Deep Inside the Impossible Rescue in Thailand
    The Boys in the Cave: Deep Inside the Impossible Rescue in Thailand
    The Boys in the Cave: Deep Inside the Impossible Rescue in Thailand
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    The Boys in the Cave: Deep Inside the Impossible Rescue in Thailand

    Written by Matt Gutman

    Narrated by Matt Gutman

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    From award-winning ABC News Chief National Correspondent Matt Gutman, and written using exclusive interviews and information comes the definitive account of the dramatic story that gripped the world: the miracle rescue of twelve boys and their soccer coach trapped in a flooded cave miles underground for nearly three weeks—a pulse-pounding account by a reporter who was there every step of their journey out.

    After a practice in June 2018, a Thai soccer coach took a dozen of his young players to explore a famous but flood-prone cave. It was one of the boys’ birthday, but neither he nor the dozen resurfaced. Worried parents and rescuers flocked to the mouth of a cave that seemed to have swallowed the boys without a trace. Ranging in age from eleven to sixteen, the boys were all members of the Wild Boars soccer team. When water unexpectedly inundated the cave, blocking their escape, they retreated deeper inside, taking shelter in a side cavern. While the world feared them dead, the thirteen young souls survived by licking the condensation off the cave’s walls, meditating, and huddling together for warmth.

    In this thrilling account, ABC News Chief National Correspondent Matt Gutman recounts this amazing story in depth and from every angle, exploring their time in the cave, the failed plans and human mistakes that nearly doomed them, and the daring mission that ultimately saved them. Gutman introduces the elite team of volunteer divers who risked death to execute a plan so risky that its American planners admitted, “for us, success would have meant getting just one boy out alive.” He takes you inside the meetings where life and death decisions were grimly made and describes how these heroes pulled off an improbable rescue under immense pressure, with the boys’ desperate parents and the entire world watching. One of the largest rescues in history was in doubt until the very last moment.

    Matt Gutman covered the story intensively, went deep inside the caves himself, and interviewed dozens of rescuers, experts and eye-witnessed around the world. The result is this pulse-pounding telling that vividly recreates this extraordinary event in all its intensity—and documents the ingenuity and sacrifice it took to succeed.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateNov 13, 2018
    ISBN9780062909947
    Author

    Matt Gutman

    Matt Gutman is the Chief National Correspondent for ABC News, and the host of the Saturday morning show Sea Rescue. A veteran journalist once held captive on the job, he has spent part of his career researching and reporting on human survival against impossible odds. He lives in Los Angeles with his family. The Boys in the Cave is his first book.

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      I don't read much non-fiction but this book caught my attention because I was so interested in their rescue while it was happening. It was a very interesting book and gave a lot of behind the scenes information that had not been available during the rescue.Back in June, 2018, we first learned about the Thai soccer team - 12 young boys and their coach - were trapped deep in a cave. Authorities knew that they were in the cave because they found their bikes and backpacks but they had no idea where they were inside the massive cave or even if they were still alive. The rainy season had started and much of the cave was flooded and only accessible by trained divers. Once the boys were found, a plan had to be made to get them out. Everyone on the rescue team felt that there was no chance that all boys would be brought out alive. It was only through the skill and determination of several of the dive leaders that all the boys survived. Even knowing the outcome of the rescue attempts didn't deter from the excitement in this book. I had no idea all that was involved and how totally dangerous it was for all involved. If you were glued to your TV set during this rescue, you need to read this book and get more in-depth information to realize what heroes the rescuers really were.