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WATCH LIVE: First press conference by 12 boys, coach saved from flooded Thai cave

The boys are due to speak about their ordeal at a news conference with their coach.
Local government workers use a laptop to project newly released video footage of the 12 resued soccer players in Mae Sai, Thailand, on July 11, 2018. (Photo by YE AUNG THU / AFP/Getty Images)

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Members of a youth soccer team who were trapped in a cave in northern Thailand for more than two weeks were released from the hospital where they were recovering in the city of Chiang Rai on Wednesday.

The boys are due to speak about their ordeal at a news conference with their coach.

Government spokesman Lt. Gen. Sansern Kaewkamnerd said doctors, social workers and psychologists would participate in the news conference to filter questions and ensure the boys' well-being. The media will not be allowed to interview the boys after the news conference.

The Wild Boars teammates had entered the Tham Luang cave on June 23 for a quick, relaxing excursion after soccer practice. But rain began falling while they were underground, and the water filled the caverns, cutting off their escape.

Divers found the group huddling on a spot of dry ground deep inside the cave 10 days later, hungry but generally healthy. An international team of rescuers using diving equipment and pulleys extracted the 12 boys and coach through the tight, flooded passageways over three days, concluding July 10.

Some of the boys were treated for minor infections during their hospital stay, but all 13 have been described as recovering well.

The family of one of the boys was preparing their home for his return Wednesday night.

Banphot Konkum, an uncle who has raised 13-year-old Duangpetch Promthep, said he'll have a renovated bedroom and gifts awaiting him.

"We'll do whatever he wants. If he wants anything we'll buy it for him as a present as we promised that when he gets out, whatever he wants we'll do it for him," Banphot said.

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