Tenth boy rescued from Thai cave: official, navy sources

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AFP Mae Sai (Thailand)
Last Updated : Jul 10 2018 | 3:40 PM IST

A tenth boy from the "Wild Boars" football team was rescued from a Thai cave today, three officials told AFP, leaving two more boys and their coach to be freed from the underground complex that has trapped them for over two weeks.

"The 10th is at the cave entrance on the way to the field hospital," a navy official told AFP requesting anonymity.

A local government official confirmed the rescue while a police source, who also did not want to be named, said "the ninth and tenth were about 20 minutes apart.

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First Published: Jul 10 2018 | 3:40 PM IST

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