THE VERY LATEST.
HEY, JANIS, GOOD MORNING. 
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING, HODA.
THE BOYCE AND THEIR COACH WILL 
BE RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL THIS 
WEEK.
EVERY DAY THEY'RE GETTING 
STRONGER AND THEY'RE LEARNING 
MORE ABOUT THE REMARKABLE 
MISSION TO RESCUE THEM.
AT THE CAVE WHERE THE SOCCER 
TEAM WAS RESCUED, A CEREMONY AND
OFFERING OF THANKS FOR THE BOYS'
SAFE RETURN.
THEIR FAMILIES HERE TO HONOR THE
DIVER WHO DIED DURING THE 
MISSION.
>> Reporter: AT THE HOSPITAL, 
THE BOYS AND THEIR COACH ALSO 
SENDING MESSAGES TO RESCUERS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Reporter: BUT WERE TOLD ONLY 
YESTERDAY THAT THE VOLUNTEER 
DIVER LOST HIS LIFE TO SAVE 
THEIR'S.
PROMISING TO NEVER FORGET HEZ 
SACRIFICE.
THE CAVE IS NOW SEALED AND IT 
WILL BE FOR SIX MONTHS UNTIL THE
RAINS END.
IT WILL GIVE TIME FOR THE CAVE 
TO DRY AND IMPORTANTLY KEEP 
PEOPLE OUT.
THE BOYS HAD GONE INTO THE CAVE 
LATE LAST MONTH TO EXPLORE FOR 
NO MORE THAN AN HOUR.
THEN CAME THE RAIN AND A RUSH OF
WATER.
THE UNCLE OF THE TEAM'S CAPTAIN 
WHO RAISES HIM TOLD US THE 
RISING WATER FORCED THE BOYS TO 
SCRAMBLE DEEPER INTO THE CAVE 
WHERE THEY USE THEIR BARE HANDS 
TO DIG FOR AN AIR POCKET.
>> HOW MANY OF YOU?
13?
BRILLIANT.
>> Reporter: THAT'S WHERE DIVER 
FOUND THEM. 
>> WHEREVER THERE IS AIR SPACE, 
WE SURFACE, WE SHOUT AND WE 
SMELL.
IN THIS CASE, WE SMELT THE 
CHILDREN BEFORE WE ACTUALLY SAW 
ANY OF THEM. 
>> Reporter: THE INCREDIBLE 
RESCUE MISSION CENTERED ON 200 
DIVERS, WHO PRACTICED IN A LOCAL
SWIMMING POOL WITH KIDS THE SAME
SIZE AND WEIGHT AS THE TEAM. 
>> WE BASHED IN AGAINST A ROCK 
TOO HARD AND IT DISLODGED THAT 
MASK AND FLOODED THE MASK, HE 
WAS A GONER.
THAT'S WHY WE HAD TO BE VERY 
SLOW AND CAREFUL. 
>> Reporter: WITH THE BOYS AND 
THEIR COACH NOW SET TO BE 
RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL, THERE'S 
TALK OF A HOLLYWOOD MOVIE.
BUT DOCTORS ARE WARNING PARENTS 
TO PROTECT THE BOYS FROM THEIR 
NEWFOUND FAME.
THEY RECOMMENDED A MONTH OF 
FAMILY TIME.
AT THEIR SCHOOLS, STUDENTS HAVE 
BEEN TOLD TO AVOID ASKING 
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ORDEAL.
FRIENDS SAY THEY'RE HAPPY TO 
HAVE THEM BACK.
THOUGH TEACHERS SAY THE BOYS 
SHOULD BE READY FOR HOMEWORK.
A LOT OF IT.
FAMILIES ARE NOW ABLE TO VISIT 
THE BOYS AT THEIR BEDSIDE.
TODAY THEY HAD A VERY SPECIAL 
VISITOR, THE MEDIC WHO STAYED 
WITH THEM INSIDE THE CAVE DURING
THE ENTIRE LEADUP TO THE RESCUE 
MISSION.
HE SAID THAT THEY WERE SO BRAVE 
THAT THEY LISTENED TO THEIR 
COACH.
HE HELPED THEM STAY CALM.
AND SHARED WHAT LITTLE FOOD HE 
HAD WITH THEM.
JUST AN INCREDIBLE STORY OF 
TEAMWORK AND SURVIVAL.
HODA, WILLIE?
>> NO KIDDING.
AND JUST TO THINK HOW YOUNG 
AND JUST TO THINK HOW YOUNG 
THOSE BOYS ARE AND JUST HOW IN 
