American space entrepreneur Elon Musk tweeted that he was in Thailand on Tuesday with a prototype mini-sub, at the flooded cave where five members of a youth football team remained trapped.
"Just returned from Cave 3," Musk said.
"Mini-sub is ready if needed. It is made of rocket parts & named Wild Boar after kids' soccer team. Leaving here in case it may be useful in the future." On Instagram, he published a video of a flooded cave, with rescuers.
Cave Three is about two km from the entrance of the cave network and is the base for Thai rescuers.
The footballers still awaiting rescue are about two kilometres further in, at a point very difficult to access.
There is no indication so far that Thai rescuers plan to use Musk's prototype.
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