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Their own accord or be carried or with janis, we're going to stay monitoring that. let us know if the plaambulance heads your way. the focus of the world is on these kids getting to safety. i'm joined on the phone. i believe that gary shindle is joining us, gary being a cave expert. can you explain the mouth of the cave? it's the kind of thing that was probably enticing 16 days ago when the kids and the coach decided they want to go exploring. that would be an open area that doesn't appear to have ominous signs to it. would they be easy for these kids to proverse, once they reach that mouth of...

Months to get them out because of the caves narrow passages. and the threat of rising water. for more on the logistical and medical challenges rescuers are up against right now, i'm joined by gary shindle, president of the society that's an organization that explores and studies caves. i'm also joined by dr. john torres, medical correspondent for nbc news. gary, let me start with you there, because this is a -- as i understand it, a seven-mile-long cave complexion. the group is about a mile deep, three miles from the entrance of this cave. no visibility. rescuers could potentially face rising ...

Over the cave. even a small nick or scrape to the skin can turn into an infection. they have help so they can get the anti-buy ybiotics for that. you can only imagine their mental state and realizing what they have to go through to get out of there. >> what about eating? i imagine they're weak from nine days without eating, eight days without eating. how might that affect them? >> they're going to be weak and they need to be strengthened up, especially before their go through the journey of trying to get out of the cave, whether they're walking, floating or diving through the thing. the rescue...

For these rescuers? >> well, it is a possible. i'm sure they're considering it. the thai government seems to have really thrown basically every available resource in the country on it. and a lot of international specialists. however, the area above the cave -- there are a couple issues. one is you have to figure out where the cave passage is. there are ways to technically do that using what's called a cave radio. i'm sure they've probably got one in the area now. the other thing you have to get a drill rig into position and looking at the terrain above the cave, that might not be feasible. so ...