The 2018 Tham Luang Cave Rescue

About this episode

This episode covers the incredible 2018 Tham Luang cave rescue of twelve boys and their soccer coach in Thailand.

Tell me your favorite episode for the 6th anniversary show! In 2018, twelve boys and their soccer coach entered a cave in northern Thailand and were trapped when monsoon rains flooded the passage behind them. What followed was a race against time involving thousands of rescuers, expert cave divers, engineers, soldiers, and doctors from around the world. Against overwhelming odds, they attempted one of the most dangerous and complex rescues ever undertaken. Amazingly, every single one of the trapped people survived. Learn more about the Tham Luang cave rescue on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors ButcherBox Get your choice between chicken breast or top sirloin for a year OR ground beef for life, PLUS $20 off when you go to ButcherBox.com/everything Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Mint Mobile Save 50% on Unlimited premium wireless plans starting at $15/month at MintMobile.com/EED TrueWerk Get 15% off your first order at truewerk.com with code everything DripDrop Go to dripdrop.com and use promo code everything for 20% off your first order! Subscribe to the podcast…

People in this episode

Host: Gary Arndt

Topics covered

• cave rescue
• Thailand
• monsoon
• teamwork
• survival
• emergency response

Keywords

• Tham Luang
• cave rescue
• Thailand
• soccer team
• monsoon
• survival
• rescue operation

Sponsors

ButcherBox, Quince, Mint Mobile, TrueWerk, DripDrop

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Thailand

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