“How many of you?” asks the British voice loudly, a torchlight scanning the gaunt, hungry boys crowded on a muddy bank.
“Thirteen?…. Brilliant” — a remarkable short exchange captured on video has electrified Thailand and paved the way for an astonishing rescue.
The video, which captures the twelve disheveled and emaciated boys and their football coach sheltering on a slope in the pitch-black belly of a flooded Thai cave, was posted on the official Facebook page of the Thai Navy SEAL early on Tuesday.
The footage starts with a touching chorus of “thank you” from the boys, as the rescuers wade through the mucky water towards them.
The conversation continues with murmurs of Thai as the group confers, punctuated by reassurances from the diver.
Source: TOI