Miraculous rescue of a young soccer group and their coach and updates after their rescue
- 5 years ago
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Few months ago, the miraculous rescue of a Thai soccer team and its coach made headlines around the world.
Let's take a look back at how they were rescued and what happened to them afterwards.
Our Hong Yoo has this story.
In July, the world watched on as a youth football team was dramatically rescued from a remote flooded cave in northern Thailand.
12 children and their coach were rescued from the Tham Luang ( ) cave, where they were stranded for 17 days.
On June 23, the youngsters, aged between 11 and 16, and their 25-year-old coach enter the Tham Luang cave during a heavy monsoon rain. As the cave flooded, they got lost and became trapped deep inside the cave.
Their rescue story amazed the world as all of them were found alive, despite their precarious situation and furthermore, the dangerous location they were found at.
The event resulted in one fatal casualty. A former Thai Navy SEAL agent died underwater due to lack of oxygen when he was placing extra air tank inside the cave.
Three months after their rescue, Manchester United's executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward invited the boys to watch their favorite team play Everton at Old Trafford. The boys even got to meet the players including Paul Pogba and Ander Herrera.
After their rescue, the boys received many invitations from all over the world. They appeared on the U.S. talk show Ellen during which they met with a star Swedish soccer player, Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Tom Waller, a Thai filmmaker, was inspired by the incredible story and decided to adapt the events leading to the miraculous rescue into a movie.
Titled The Cave, Nang Non, the film is expected to be released next year.
Hong Yoo, Arirang News.
Few months ago, the miraculous rescue of a Thai soccer team and its coach made headlines around the world.
Let's take a look back at how they were rescued and what happened to them afterwards.
Our Hong Yoo has this story.
In July, the world watched on as a youth football team was dramatically rescued from a remote flooded cave in northern Thailand.
12 children and their coach were rescued from the Tham Luang ( ) cave, where they were stranded for 17 days.
On June 23, the youngsters, aged between 11 and 16, and their 25-year-old coach enter the Tham Luang cave during a heavy monsoon rain. As the cave flooded, they got lost and became trapped deep inside the cave.
Their rescue story amazed the world as all of them were found alive, despite their precarious situation and furthermore, the dangerous location they were found at.
The event resulted in one fatal casualty. A former Thai Navy SEAL agent died underwater due to lack of oxygen when he was placing extra air tank inside the cave.
Three months after their rescue, Manchester United's executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward invited the boys to watch their favorite team play Everton at Old Trafford. The boys even got to meet the players including Paul Pogba and Ander Herrera.
After their rescue, the boys received many invitations from all over the world. They appeared on the U.S. talk show Ellen during which they met with a star Swedish soccer player, Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Tom Waller, a Thai filmmaker, was inspired by the incredible story and decided to adapt the events leading to the miraculous rescue into a movie.
Titled The Cave, Nang Non, the film is expected to be released next year.
Hong Yoo, Arirang News.