A year later, Thailand's rescued 'cave boys' honor diver who died [View all]

Source: Reuters



JUNE 24, 2019 / 7:10 AM / UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO

Prapan Chankaew
3 MIN READ

CHIANG RAI, Thailand (Reuters) - A Thai soccer team trapped in a cave last year for 17 days returned there on Monday to perform Buddhist rituals honoring a former navy diver killed in the dramatic effort to rescue them that captivated the world.

A year after their ordeal, the team of 12, wearing yellow T-shirts, accompanied by their coach, gave alms to monks in honor of Sergeant Saman Kunan, who died while he worked underwater.

“I want to thank Sergeant Sam,” Ekkapol Chantawong, assistant coach of the Wild Boars soccer team, told Reuters Video News, as the group placed flowers before a portrait of the diver, set beside a row of shaven-headed monks in orange robes.

“Without him, I and the boys would not be standing here.”



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