Thai cave: Hope for '100 per cent success' after eight boys saved

Rescue mission chief Narongsak Osotanakorn said he is optimistic about evacuating the five remaining people in a flooded Thai cave.

Four boys and their coach remain in the Thai cave with authorities planning the next day's rescue. (AAP) Source: AAP

Key points:

• Eight boys have now been extracted.
• Four boys and the coach remain trapped in the cave.
• The third phase of the operation to begin in '20 hours'.

Divers have rescued four more boys from a vast cave system in northern Thailand on the second day of a challenging mission, as the first four rescued boys recover in hospital.

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