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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
I don't understand why it would take months to get them out. How long a dive in is it? Because strap a regulator to a kid's mouth and drag him out. All he has to do is breathe. Has there been some further explanation for this?
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From what I've read, it's a dive that would take trained Navy SEALS 6 hours to complete. It requires going through small passages that would require them to remove their tanks from their backs to get through in extremely visible impairing muddy water that has strong currents at points.
None of the trapped boys or coach can swim. And at this point they have muscle atrophy.
When the trained divers, some of the best in the world, are suggesting it's easier just to pump out the water, it's probably a good sign that the diving is extreme.
However, they have also asked for 15 small facemasks (as the others were too big) so it's clearly not an option they've eliminated.