Thai cave rescue diver trapped in cave
One of the British divers who helped to save the Thai cave schoolboys had to be rescued from a cave himself after becoming trapped for 28 hours.
Josh Bratchley had been exploring a flooded cave in Jackson County, Tennessee, when he failed to return to the surface on Tuesday. His fellow divers from the UK spent hours searching for their missing friend, but he was nowhere to be found.The alarm was raised after Mr Bratchley failed to return to the surface at 15:00 local time on Tuesday.
The authorities were notified in the early hours of Wednesday morning and expert divers were flown in from different US states.Mr Bratchley's composure was praised by lieutenant Brian Krebs who said his mental state was"excellent" They entered the 400ft cave system at about 18:00 local time, and Mr Bratchley was back on the surface about an hour later."His only request when he got to the surface was that he wanted some pizza."
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