Thai cave survivor graduates high school in NY, reunites with British rescuer
"I never thought I would come this far, and I would be sitting here in the United States," Adul Samon was quoted as saying
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"I never thought I would come this far, and I would be sitting here in the United States," Adul Samon was quoted as saying
One of the survivors of the Thai soccer team that was rescued from a cave five years ago has reunited with his rescuer. Daring rescue: Adul Samon, now 19 years old, was among the 12-member Wild Boars soccer team who found themselves trapped in Thailand’s Tham Luang Nang Non cave due to heavy rainfall on June 23, 2018. On the ninth day, British divers John Volanthen and Rick Stanton discovered the group alive on an elevated rock approximately 2.5 miles from the cave entrance.
A student who was one of those trapped in a Thai cave alongside his 12 football teammates five years ago, has this week graduated high school - and reunited with the man who rescued him. Adul Samon, now 19, survived on trickles of water during the 18-day ordeal which shook the world. Rick Stanton, a volunteer from an elite British diving team, was one of those who helped bring the boys out, and made sure he was there for Samon’s graduation from The Masters School outside of New York City. “I’m very proud of the fact that I was partly responsible for his, you know, his life, in a way. And...
Five years after being rescued from a cave in Thailand, Adul Samon has finished high school in America and was reunited with his rescuer at graduat...
After five years, Adul Samon reunited with Rick Stanton, who rescued him and 12 others from a Thailand cave after they were trapped.