INTERNATIONAL NEWS - The first eight boys rescued from a cave in northern Thailand are in good mental and physical health, according to a government official.
The boys, who were evacuated over the past two days, have undergone X-rays and blood tests. Two have been treated for lung inflammation.
They will remain under observation in hospital for at least seven days.
The mission re-started on Tuesday morning, with divers hoping to bring out the rest of the group.
Four of the boys and their football coach are still deep in the Tham Luang cave. They are with a doctor and Thai Navy Seal divers who have been looking after them and, if conditions allow, nine people in total will come out in what officials hope will be the last day of the mission.
Cave rescue: 8 boys in 'good health'
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All of the boys had come from football training when they first went into the cave on June 23, and were wearing football shirts when they were found - one wore an England top, another the colours of Real Madrid. Photo: AFP
Posted on: 11:05 Tue, 10 July 2018
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