Nail-biting rescue of 12 boys trapped in Thai cave turns into 'thrilling' movie

They bowed deeply and smiled like they were infected. Twelve boys and their football coach were saved from a cave by a daring British diving hero. } Tiebut not here at all.

As one of the first British journalists to meet a Wild Boar player and their coach, he was saved from mortal danger in one of the largest rescues ever, 13 of his I couldn't help but feel a sense of wonder at his life.

"I have always thanked the rescue team in my heart, and I will continue to do so," Eek said, coach Janthawong.

"We would like to thank them again and again. They have given us a future."

June 2018, Boy We sit together four months after we and our coach cycled to Tham Luang Cave inChiang Raiprovince in northern Thailand on our way to soccer training.

Life After being rescued, the boys and their coach spent a week in a hospital in Chiang Rai province where they were placed under observation due to the risk of a rare infection (

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Thai Navy SEALs (via Getty Images)

They explored inside to "see the beauty of the cave."

But they were buried for 17 days, flooded more and had little chance of survival.

Now Ron Howard's new film, Thirteen Lives, is streaming on Amazon Prime. , revealing the dangers of a rescue mission and the ethical, medical and practical concerns that were kept secret when the story made headlines worldwide.

Boys With the boys fully anesthetized and their hands and feet tied with rope, rescuers pulled the boys out of the cave along a dangerous and flooded 1km route.

No one had ever submerged fully sedated, wearing a diving mask containing oxygen.

But the boys had zero chance of survival. There was no choice but to try an idea conceived by Richard Stanton and John Volansen, who led the British cave rescue team.

A movie about a brave rescue is available on Amazon Prime (

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Vince Valitutti / Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures)

They were led by Australian doctor Richard Richards, one of only two cave anesthesiologists in the world. I asked Harris for help.

Fortunately, their plan worked. The team handed the cave a package like each boy with a daisy chain of supports.

A few days later the cave was completely submerged and remained submerged for the next eight months.

The emergency operation, which involved 5,000 volunteers from 17 countries, claimed the life of Thai Navy SEAL Samangman, who drowned while carrying oxygen cylinders to the boys. . His colleague Beirut Pakbara later died of a blood infection picked up during the rescue.

Locals donated sandbags, pipes and hollow bamboo to save the boys. used to divert his 56 million gallon flood.

12 members of the Wild Boars Thai football team and their coaches attend the 2018 Pride of Britain awards ceremony (

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Adam Gerrard / Daily Mirror)

Under wise guidance from their coach, the boys I was calm throughout the ordeal.

It was unclear if they knew that the night we met they were anesthetized before going through the intricate maze of caves. It was the only question I was quietly asked not to raise for fear of upsetting them. When the celebrity-filled audience gave a standing ovation, the boys hugged their lifesaver.

In the same vein, despite world fame, there were signs of being a plain and cocky youth here.

They giggle and marvel at the foreign differences. The translator laughed so hard at their chat that he couldn't keep up.

"We don't understand Yorkshire his pudding and gravy." I poured a jug of water and pretended to shrug my shoulders. Nick, who was 15 at the time, said:

"The driver is very polite."

We met in the Tam Luang cave area in Nam Nang Non Forest Park. July 3, 2018, in Chiang Rai province, discussing how to take the boys out (

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But their innocent innocence got the boys into serious trouble. he had no food. I didn't expect to be there for long.

"But when we were about to go outside and walked back to the intersection, we realized it was flooded. When the water level started to rise, we started to worry.

When we met, they were wearing pristine tuxedos for a black tie event. But they were the happiest gang on the mismatched strip, kicking the ball.

"We don't want to be famous," said a big heart hidden in a small body. So said Chainin Viboonrungraung, known to the team as Titan. "We want a normal life, just playing football."

Explaining the team's nickname led the boys to tease each other.

The always energetic Biu, whose real name is Ekkarat Won Suk Chan.

Duangphet Phromthe, aka Dom, is the team's captain, top scorer, and the sassiest of all the boys. Prachak Sutham, known as his Note, has an easy-going nature.

Pong, or Somphong Jaiwong, is very generous. And Pifat Foti, or Nick, may appear serious in front of people, but his friends know him to be an extrovert. I had special tickets to see Manchester United play, VIP treatment at the Pride of Britain Awards and an invitation to meet Prince William at Buckingham Palace.

It is more than they dreamed.

As Titan said when he was trapped in a cave, "I just wanted to get back to normal life."

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