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Thai boys rescued from cave find out about diver who died trying to rescue them

AS THE 12 young boys from the Thai cave prepare to be released from hospital, they have been told some painful news about the team that rescued them.

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News Corp Australia Network July 16, 20186:30am

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First look at the Thai soccer team recovering in hospital


THE 12 boys and their coach rescued from a Thai cave are now mourning the death of an ex-Navy SEAL who died while taking part in the mission, after only just being told about the tragedy.

The “Wild Boars” football team are recovering in hospital following 18 days spent inside the Tham Luang cave after entering on June 23 and getting trapped by monsoon floodwaters.

Doctors say they are in good health following a successful three-day operation which ended on 10 July when teams of Thai Navy SEALs and international cave diving experts hauled the last five members of the team to safety.



The rescued soccer team members bowing their heads respectfully in front of a sketch of the Thai Navy SEAL diver who died while trying to rescue them. Picture: Thailand Ministry of Health via AP Source:AP


But the lead-up to the final phase of the mission was met with tragedy when volunteer and former Navy SEAL diver Saman Kunan died on 6 July while installing oxygen tanks along the twisting passageways of the cave.

Kunan was widely hailed as a hero but the boys, aged 11 to 16, were only told about his death on Saturday after a medical team said they were strong enough mentally to handle the news, though many wept after hearing it.

“All cried and expressed their condolences by writing messages on a drawing of Lieutenant Commander Saman and observed one minute of silence for him,” Jedsada Chokdamrongsuk, permanent secretary at the health ministry, said in a statement.



The boys were only told about his death on Saturday after a medical team said they were strong enough mentally to handle the news, though many wept after hearing it. Picture: Thailand via AP Source:AP


Photos released show the youngsters crowded around a sketch of Kunan scrawling messages on it and bowing their heads in commemoration.

“They also thanked him and promised to be good boys,” the statement said.

Tributes from Thailand and around the world have poured in for Kunan, a triathlete and diver who retired from the military in 2006 and worked at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport before volunteering to help with the rescue in northern Thailand.


Former Navy Seal, Saman Kunan, died while trying to rescue kids trapped in a cave in Chiang Rai.Source:Supplied

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