Some of the boys saved from a flooded cave in northern Thailand have recorded video messages from hospital.
Within their quarantined area in Chiang Rai Prachanukroh Hospital, the boys sent out thanks to everyone involved in the rescue operation.
The video was recorded on Friday and released by Thai health authorities on Saturday.
The boys remain in a quarantined room. Source: Reuters.
"I'm healthy now. Thank you for worrying about me and thank you for going in [to the the cave] to help me out. Don't worry about me now, I'm safe," said 15-year-old Pipat Photi.
"I would like to thank all the Navy Seals who came in to help us and thank everyone for their moral support until today," said 11-year-old Chanint Wiboonrungrueng.
While Adul Sam-on said he was "very fine".
"Thank you so much," he said.
They are due to be discharged on July 19.
New footage of the boys. Source: Reuters
The boys and their coach ventured into the vast cave complex in the northern province of Chiang Rai after football practice on June 23 and were trapped when a rainy season downpour flooded tunnels.
They were lost for nine days before divers discovered them on July 2, sitting on a ledge in a half-flooded chamber.
All 12 of the boys and their coach were brought to safety over the course of a three-day rescue, organised by Thailand’s Navy Seals and an international team of diving and caving experts, that ended on Tuesday.
A former member of Thailand’s Navy Seal unit died during the operation.
Additional reporting: Reuters
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