In 2018, a dramatic event captured global attention when 12 schoolboys and their football coach became trapped deep inside a flooded cave in Thailand during the monsoon season. Over the next two weeks, one of the most complex rescue operations in modern history unfolded. Combining technology, expertise, international cooperation and meticulous planning, rescuers overcame what initially appeared impossible. On 10 July 2018, after eighteen days underground, all 12 boys and their coach emerged alive.