Canadian Politics Today

Apparently the "Sedate them, stick em in a bag." option has been looked at, although it seems not to have had much traction. I have seen some people discuss "package" or "restrain" options similar to Argus although that seems very low down on the list. Like the diving option, the big issue is what if something goes wrong. With diving, at least the boy will have some chance to try and correct it even though he lacks the experience to know what to do. With the package option the chances of discovering the problem before it is too late are very high.

If anyone is really trying to see what is happening, I suggest checking out the European (mostly UK) news sites, etc. They seem to have coverage that is about 10x better than any Canadian or American one.

Many options are being considered, but they all have advantages and disadvantages:

Having the boys dive/swim out is seriously being considered as an early option because they have a very short window of a few days before the next big monsoon rain hits. There is a good chance they will at least attempt it with the stronger and more experienced swimmers within the next 36 hours. The biggest issue here is the short time to prepare, and the large risk if something does go wrong. That risk cannot be overstated, because there are long passages to traverse and it is almost impossible to see in the murky water. The water is lower than it was a few day ago, and more important it is calmer, but that won't last long. While they continue to pump more out, there is no way they will be able to pump it dry before the next rain.

Waiting for the water to subside, and the passages to dry, is the safest option. The problem is that is unlikely to happen until the fall/winter. This seems to be plan B, and they are doing all the prep work like moving in supplies before the passages fill even more and the boys get cut off.

Finding another way into the caves is being explored, but really a shot in the dark.

Drilling is still being considered. The technical problems here are locating the cave as there is little detail in the surveys and if you are off by a few meters then you waste the days it took to drill that attempt, and the fact that infrastructure like roads will first need to be built to carry in the heavy equipment. There has a huge risk that the wet/muddy soil could easily cause a collapse in the caverns, and that could be a disaster.