One of the twelve Thai boys found trapped in a cave in Thailand has celebrated his fourteenth birthday the day after he and his friends were discovered by rescuers
Duangpetch Phromthep, known as 'Dom', was trapped in the Thamg Luang cave network in the country's north along with eleven other teammates on his local football team and their coach ten days ago
Their disappearance sparked a massive international search operation to try and track them down - resulting in their eventual discovery yesterday
After Dom was found by rescuers, his mother Pichaya Keawkemtong posted a jubilant message on social media wishing her son a happy birthday and saying 'you're almost out'
Scroll down for video 'Happy birthday, Dom, I hope you are very happy,' Pichaya posted alongside several pictures of him in football kit with a birthday cake
'You are almost out. I'm so happy. Dom's birthday is the day that Dom is very lucky
'Despite his mother's optimism, however, authorities have warned there are still a number of obstacles which could delay the process of getting Dom to safety
There are fears fresh rainfall over the next few days could add to flooding in the caves - meaning the boys, who cannot swim, may have to wait until the end of monsoon season in October before they can be extracted
Teams have been pumping 10,000 litres of water out of the caves every hour. But this is only enough to lower the level by one centimeter and more rain is forecast sparking fears it will threaten the air pocket where the team has taken refuge
One of the rescue options being considered is to teach the youngsters how to dive
But experts have questioned whether they will have the strength or ability to pick up the skills required in time
Share this article Share Thai Interior Minister Anupong Paojinda said the trapped youngsters may then have to negotiate some sections themselves where tunnels are only wide enough for one person to pass through at a time
Other options being explored include digging down from above the tunnel and hauling the survivors out to safety
The boys and their 25-year-old coach were found on a mud bank 6ft above the water level, 3 miles into the six mile network of caves
They had been cut off when a flash flood from sudden heavy rain locked them in, with no shoes and no food and just one flash light which soon ran out
The pair of British divers who found them were part of an increasingly desperate search mission launched after the group vanished when the caves they were exploring flooded on June 23
Footage filmed by the rescuers emerged yesterday showing the starved schoolboys asking: 'What day is it?' On Tuesday it emerged two doctors had volunteered to stay with the children for months if worst comes to worst
Seal commander Rear Adm Arpakorn Yookongkaew said a team of seven, including medics, are currently with the boys and looking after them after an underground headquarters was set up - stocked with diving equipment, food and medical supplies
Chiang Rai provincial Gov. Narongsak Osatanakorn said the health of the boys and coach - named as Ekkapol Janthawong - were checked using a field assessment in which red is critical condition, yellow is serious and green is stable
'We found that most of the boys are in green condition,' he said. 'Maybe some of the boys have injuries or light injuries and would be categorised as yellow condition
But no one is in red condition.' . A first meal of rice and pork - packaged up in sealed portions - is being prepared for the youngsters, who have already been given energy gels and paracetamol
Thailand cave rescue: What now for the boys? The rescuers dubbed it 'mission impossible' but they defied the odds to locate the 12 boys and their football coach deep in a cave complex
However the hard part may yet be ahead: getting them out safely.Here are a few ways the hungry and weak boys could get out, none easy options:Could they dive out? In theory yes: but it is an extremely difficult task
Cave diving is already very risky, especially for young boys in a weakened state who have no diving experience
Tham Luang cave where the boys have been trapped is one of Thailand's longest at six miles and one of the hardest to navigate with its winding and at times narrow corridors
If they dive, they have no choice but to follow the steps that rescuers took though tiny passageways clogged with mud and silt
That journey takes a healthy - and skilled - Navy SEAL diver about six hours.Officials said they would attempt to train the boys to use crucial diving gear after they are rehabilitated with food, water and medical support
'Cave diving is a very technical skill and it's extremely dangerous, especially for an untrained diver,' Anmar Mirza, coordinator of the US National Cave Rescue Commission, told AFP
'So they may end up being better off trying to supply them in cave until they can be gotten out by other means
'Bill Whitehouse, from the British Cave Rescue Council which is helping the rescue effort, said the boys may end up being guided through the water in 'packages'
He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: 'In other words you fit them with diving equipment: a full face mask, instead of having a gag in your mouth like a lot of divers use; package them up; put the correct weights on them so that they are neutrally bouyant and are not going to get stuck again
'Could they be dug out? Explorers have spent days scouring the mountain top for possible alternative openings
They have found a few 'promising' leads and have tried to drill deeper.But there is no indication that any of those chimneys connect to the chamber where the boys have been stranded
Again, the boys need to spend time getting stronger in the depths of the cave before they can attempt to climb up a second entry - if one is found - or be lifted out
What about walking out? This would be the safest option, but at the moment it is impossible because parts of the route remain flooded
So in theory they could wait, but that means hoping that flood waters subside.Water pumps are working around the clock to drain the floods though it has been an uphill battle for much of the week as heavy rains refused to let up
If the current break in bad weather sticks, this option could be more promising - but weather forecasters warn downpours may soon return as monsoon season sets in
'If the rain fills up the cave system then that might take months before the water drops again,' Belgian diver Ben Reymenants, owner of Blue Label Diving in Thailand who is assisting the search, told AFP
How long could it take? Hard to say for sure. It depends how long it takes for them to regain strength
Experts say they could remain inside for weeks - or even months - as rescuers work out the safest option for their extraction
The military said Tuesday it was preparing enough food for four months but did not speculate they could be in there that long
Are the boys even in the right mindset to move? They clearly want to leave. In footage that emerged after the boys were found by two British divers late Monday one asks to 'go outside
' One of the diver replies 'I know, I understand. no, not today.'Even if they are physically fit enough to dive, they will need the mental prowess to stay calm in the murky waters and claustrophobic passageways that stand between them and freedom
Fortunately, they seem in pretty good shape, considering.'They're mentally stable which is actually pretty good,' Reymenants said
'Luckily the coach had the sanity of mind to keep them all together, huddled together to conserve their energy, that basically saved them
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