Four boys of 13 trapped in northern Thailand cave extracted

Updated at 9:15 p.m.

Narongsak Osotthanakorn, Chang Rai’s governor who is heading the cave rescue, said the next phase of the rescue operation will begin in 10 to 20 hours, The Associated Press reported.

Updated at 9:14 p.m.

Trump says US "working very closely" with Thai government on rescue

In his first tweet of the day, President Trump says the U.S. is working with Thai officials in the rescue operation:

Updated on Sunday evening

Four boys of 13 trapped in a northern Thailand cave have been brought out through an underwater evacuation, a member of the rescue team said on condition of anonymity Sunday.

Authorities in northern Chiang Rai province began the dangerous mission to bring out the 12 boys and their coach earlier on Sunday.