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Final Members of Youth Soccer Team Rescued from Cave in Thailand

The operation to save 12 members of a youth soccer team and their coach in Thailand finally came to an end on Tuesday, the Thai Navy SEAL team in charge of the rescue announced.

All 12 players and the coach have been evacuated from the flooded cave structure, with four more divers still to exit, per CNN.

The boys and their coach spent more than two weeks trapped inside a cave complex prone to flooding. They were taken by surprise by heavy seasonal rains, according CNN.

Divers from all over the world traveled to Thailand to assist in the rescue, and the operation itself needed several days to conclude.