It is almost an unbelievable feat, all twelve boys and their coach have been rescued from the Tham Luang cave. The whole world watched on as the Thai Navy SEALs led the rescue, the unit is the Underwater Demolition Assault Unit from the Thai Naval Special Warfare Command.
The rescue was a tragedy however, former Navy SEAL First Class Petty Officer Saman Gunan volunteered to assist with the rescue lost his life staging cylinders in the cave system. This was in anticipation of the rescue operations as conditions deteriorated both inside and outside of the cave forcing rescuers to make a hard call.
The risky decision was made to evacuate the boys in an underwater rescue with supplies ferried to the boys the 2.4 km distance from the water's edge to the rescue base. The boys were in poor health with two possible lung infections, coughs and a lack of food so that no doubt was a controlling factor. I find it such a tragedy that a volunteer lost his life trying to save lives.
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