Sedated boys were asleep or groggy during rescue from Thai cave

Rescuers carry a boy out of the Thai cave on a stretcher Source: AAP

Divers involved in the dramatic rescue of 12 boys and their football coach from a flooded cave in north-western Thailand have revealed how the boys were sedated as they were brought out.

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The details come as the first video footage has emerged from the hospital where the 12 Thai boys and their football coach are now being treated.