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Rising Water

Rising Water

The Story of the Thai Cave Rescue

by Marc Aronson
Hardback
Publication Date: 19/03/2019

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The incredible true story of the twelve boys trapped with their coach in a flooded cave in Thailand and their inspiring rescue-as seen in Ron Howard's Thirteen Lives.

On June 23, 2018, twelve members of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach were exploring the Tham Luang cave complex in northern Thailand when disaster struck. A rainy season downpour flooded the tunnels, trapping them as they took shelter on a shelf of the dark cave. Eight days of searching yielded no signs of life, but on July 2 they were discovered by two British divers. The boys and their coach were eventually rescued in an international operation that took three days. What could have been a terrible tragedy became an amazing story of survival.

Award-winning author Marc Aronson brings us the backstory behind how this astounding rescue took place. Rising Water highlights the creative thinking and technology that made a successful mission possible by examining the physical, environmental, and psychological factors surrounding the rescue. From the brave Thai Navy SEAL who lost his life while placing oxygen tanks along the passageways of the cave, to the British divers that ultimately swam the boys to safety, to the bravery of the boys and their coach, this is the breathtaking rescue that captivated the entire world.
ISBN:
9781534444133
9781534444133
Category:
Children's / Teenage: general non-fiction
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
19-03-2019
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
160
Dimensions (mm):
210x156x20mm
Weight:
0.31kg
Marc Aronson

Marc Aronson is the acclaimed author of Trapped: How the World Rescued 33 Miners from 2,000 Feet Below the Chilean Desert, which earned four starred reviews.

He is also the author of Sir Walter Raleigh and the Quest for El Dorado, winner of the ALA's first Robert L. Sibert Award for nonfiction and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award.

He has won the LMP award for editing and has a PhD in American history from NYU.

Marc lives in Maplewood, New Jersey, with his wife and son. 

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