Popular Post webfact Posted July 18, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 18, 2023 Thai cave survivor Adul Samon hold his high school diploma from The Masters School, standing next to rescuer Rick Stanton. Isaac Cass/The Masters School Five years ago, Adul Samon was rescued from a cave along with his 11 Thai soccer teammates and their coach. Now, he's graduating from an American high school -- and has reunited with one of his rescuers. On June 23, 2018, the Wild Boars soccer team set out for an excursion to the Tham Luang Nang Non cave in northern Thailand after a practice session. Only expecting to be gone for an hour, they didn't pack food or water. Their adventure was during monsoon season, and heavy rainfall began shortly after they entered the cave. As they went to exit the cave, the path they took was blocked by floodwaters. There were no other options to make an escape. Hours became days, and the team was surviving on trickles of freshwater and the hope of making it out of the cave alive. Adul, then 14, had taken charge in the depths of the flooding cave and happened to be one of the few boys on the team who spoke English. The group believed they might make it out of the cave by digging a tunnel. With the little energy they had, the boys and coach took shifts digging with their bare hands. "I never thought I would come this far," Adul Samon told "World News Tonight." By Joanne Rosa and Eric Noll Full story: https://abcnews.go.com/International/thai-cave-survivor-reunites-rescuer-high-school-graduation/story?id=101294342 -- © Copyright ABC NEWS 2023-07-19 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. 2 6 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post flyingtlger Posted July 18, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 18, 2023 This was on the news last week on ABC. Congratulations to Adul Samon. Apparently he wants to become a physician. All the love and all the power to him..... 8 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted July 19, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 19, 2023 8 hours ago, flyingtlger said: This was on the news last week on ABC. Congratulations to Adul Samon. Apparently he wants to become a physician. All the love and all the power to him..... He survived for a reason.. he learnt not to give up before.. keep going fella. 6 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Zapitapi Posted July 19, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 19, 2023 just..super cool.. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tug Posted July 19, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 19, 2023 Brings warmth to my heart a spot of joy in our troubled times good luck and gods speed in your life’s journey and Rick now that’s what I call a good dive! 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaopad999 Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 It's truly remarkable to witness how something initially laden with the potential for tragedy can ultimately transform into such a heartening and positive story. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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