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Entire youth soccer team, coach rescued from cave

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All 12 youth soccer players and their coach have been rescued from a cave in Thailand after being trapped for more than two weeks, authorities announced Tuesday morning, according to The Associated Press.

The third day of the rescue mission concluded with the final four players and the coach being removed from the cave. Four boys were rescued and taken to hospital on Sunday and an additional four were safely extracted Monday.

"We are not sure if this is a miracle, a science, or what. All the thirteen Wild Boars are now out of the cave," the Thai Navy SEAL team responsible for the rescue mission posted on its Facebook page Tuesday morning.

The soccer team set out to explore the Tham Luan Nang Non cave after a soccer practice on June 23. It was trapped inside after monsoon rains caused flooding in the cave. It took 10 days for authorities to find the missing team and rescue divers were required to extract them from the flooded cave.

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