Thais Seal the Deal
“A team of 90 expert divers – 40 from Thailand and 50 from overseas – worked in the Tham Luang caves.They guided the boys and their coach through darkness and submerged passageways towards the mouth of the cave system.” After 17 days that grabbed the world’s attention, Divers in northern Thailand have rescued all 12 boys and their football coach from flooded caves.
+ “‘I’m so happy,’ said Songpol Kanthawong, 13, a teammate of the boys who narrowly missed being trapped along with them, forgetting to bring his bike to training the day the boys cycled out to the site with a picnic lunch. ‘At first, I was worried a bit about them diving but I knew they could do it.'” Thailand cave rescue sparks celebration of ‘mission impossible.‘