The first four boys made their way out through the flooded Tham Luang cave on Sunday evening, and were immediately airlifted to a hospital for medical treatment.
One of the first boys to emerge from the cave network in Mae Sai district, Chiang Rai, was Mongkol Boonpiem, 13, according to sources. The name of the other was not immediately released.
They were airlifted by helicopter to Chiangrai Prachanukroh Hospital in Muang district.
The third boy came out of the cave at 7.15pm, sources in the operation said, adding three others had reached Chamber 3 and they are being assessed their health conditions before rescuers take them out of the cave.
The Royal Thai Navy Seal confirmed later that three had been safely escorted out of the flooded cave. It added later that the fourth was brought out of the cave at 7.47pm.
The remaining boys and their coach will follow during the final stage of the week-long operation after rescuers decided on Sunday to bring the 13 out at 10am due to concerns that more rainfall could send more water into the cave. Rescuers earlier expected the first arrivals at the cave entrance at about 9pm.
All are members of the Mu Pa Academy Mae Sai football club. Twelve young footballers and their coach, Ekkapol Chantawong, entered the cave on June 23 and floodwater blocked their return, leading to one of the largest rescue operations in the history of the country.
