Chapter Five

Thailand Sleeping Beauty Cave Miracle Rescue Incident

"The Sleeping Beauty Cave Rescue Operation" refers to the cave rescue operation that took place in late June to early July 2018 near the border with Myanmar in Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand, at the "Sleeping Beauty Cave." The incident began on June 23, 2018, when a youth soccer team known as the "Wild Boars" (Moo Pa), consisting of 12 young boys and one coach, became trapped inside the cave due to heavy rainfall.