Yesterday, I watched a documentary called "Thai Cave Rescue", which mainly talked about the rescue operation that shocked the world in 2018 - 12 Thai teenagers trapped in the cave by heavy rain, and how a group of amateur cave divers on weekends rescued them.
I have seen this incident on the news before, and I only know that it was successfully rescued in the end, but I didn't expect the whole process to be so thrilling!
The first puzzle is from the entrance to the place where the teenagers are trapped Yesterday, I watched a documentary called "Thai Cave Rescue", which focuses on the rescue operation that shocked the world in 2018 - 12 Thai teenagers trapped in the cave by heavy rain, and how a group of amateur cave divers on weekends went to rescue them.
First of all, the first problem is to dive for 2 and a half hours from the entrance to the place where the teenager is trapped, not to mention the ordinary rescue team, even if it is a professional diving expert, it is very challenging to physical fitness and psychological endurance.
There is a one-third rule in the diving project, generally using up one-third of the oxygen, it is necessary to return, because one-third of the oxygen is used for one trip, and the last third is used as a backup, if the oxygen is used up, the person is gone.
To dive such a long distance is to pay great attention to the use of oxygen, otherwise it will be life-threatening at any time.
During a search operation, the divers had used up a third of their oxygen, but in order to buy precious time to find the trapped children, they fought with their backs, used up the last spare oxygen, and gave up their lives. Fortunately, after unremitting efforts, the trapped people were finally found, and they were all still alive!
After finding the child, another problem came, they had to race against time in addition to rescue, because it would soon enter the rainy season, they found that the trapped child had spent almost a week in the world, although the food and warm daily necessities could keep the child for a period of time, but if it continued to rain, the whole cave would be flooded, these children would be drowned, in addition to the oxygen content in the cave is getting lower and lower, if you do not take action, All trapped people also die of lack of oxygen.
Secondly, there is a shortage of cave rescue personnel, and in the documentary, one member of the Thai Navy SEAL team died due to lack of oxygen during the search and rescue process, which shows the difficulty of search and rescue. Later, the elite of the cave search and rescue team were found from all over the world to rescue, and these people were ordinary people who usually regarded cave diving as a hobby, but it was these ordinary people who were more professional than military divers, because cave diving was more difficult, and they had to explore in a narrow and dark space, and the requirements for equipment and psychological quality were greater.
These ordinary people are usually some social terrorists, when they were young, they were bullied or excluded from school, but they enjoyed the quiet in the cave diving, the feeling that the whole space belonged to themselves, so they chose such an extreme sport. It was such a group of "out-of-society" people who became the heroes of this operation.
The last big question is, how do you ship them out? As professionals with many years of diving experience, swimming for two and a half hours is also exhausting their physical strength, not to mention a group of teenagers who have been trapped for so many days and lack nutrition and physical strength.
Someone proposed to inject them with an anesthetic and then transport it out, but soon someone objected and came up with a hundred reasons why they would die because of this method, such as drowning in their own saliva, suffocation due to lack of oxygen in posture. But everyone did not think of other better ways, and as time became tighter and tighter, this method could only be used as a dead horse doctor. Some local Thai officials have also warned search and rescue team members that if the decision results in the death of trapped people, they are likely to be imprisoned. I was speechless when I heard this, and others were helping you and arresting people. The search and rescue team members can't take care of so much, they have come to this step, and they can't give up the last glimmer of hope. I can imagine what it would be like if the child they finally transported out turned into a corpse, and I guess I wouldn't be able to get out for the rest of my life.
Fortunately, the kung fu paid off, and in the end, all 12 children and 1 coach were successfully rescued, and everyone was very happy!
This predominantly British rescue team also became heroes and was awarded the Honor of the Queen.
Through this documentary, the most touching thing is the kind of unity of human beings in the face of catastrophe, putting aside the boundaries of nationality, politics, race, and religion, and finally trusting each other, selflessly helping others, showing the glorious side of human nature.
Another point that makes me reflect is that sometimes some humble activities or hobbies can be useful on certain occasions.
Reflecting on our current education, often get together to learn some things that everyone is learning, everyone wants to become the same kind of person, to be a financier, a doctor, a lawyer, a civil servant, etc., of course, in order to live a better life, there is nothing wrong with a higher income, but not everyone makes a choice is right? All hobbies should be based on the premise of whether they can make money, they are very utilitarian, can you choose some hobbies that you really like and live your own wonderful? This is where this documentary makes me reflect the most.
Overall, this documentary is very good, the pace is tight, there are many touching plots, but also worth pondering ideas, highly recommended!