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Handcuffed, drugged with ketamine: Truth behind Thai cave rescue
- explorigin 8y agoFTA: “This was to ensure that if he did wake up from his ketamine slumber, he wouldn’t try to rip off his face mask, endangering both his life and that of his rescuer," Cochrane writes. Cave diving is extremely dangerous. There should be no criticism about how the rescuers chose to go about it.
- bcaulfield 8y agoAgreed, they got it done. That's all that counts. They're heroes.
- dekhn 8y agothis article reads like a condemnation, but it looks like the decisions were made to maximize the likelihood of successful live extraction. And those decisions were made by experts under the gun. So I feel like the article is criticizing without accepting the reality of the situation.
- navjack27 8y agoI guess I don't understand why they would freak out while being rescued.
- explorigin 8y agoScuba diving takes training, it's not like breathing normal air. Add the possibility for claustrophobia and darkness fear. There is a very high possibility for irrational behavior.