Thai cave rescue boys cry after hearing that diver is dead | New

The 12 boys and their coach rescued from a Thai cave cried an ex-sailor who died while participating in the mission, announced the Ministry of Health. days spent inside Tham Luang Cave after entering June 23 and being trapped by monsoon floods.

Doctors say that they are healthy after a successful three-day operation. Diving experts hoisted the last five members of the team to safety

. The tragedy of the last phase of the mission was tragic when Saman Kunan, a former Navy Seal diver, died on July 6th. Saman was widely hailed as a hero, but the boys, aged 11 to 16, were only informed of his death Saturday after a medical team said they were mentally strong enough to handle the new. "All cried and expressed their condolences by writing messages on a drawing of Lieutenant Commander Saman and observed a minute of silence for him," said Jedsada Chokdamrongsuk, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Health.

Photos showed the young people crammed around a sketch of Saman scribbling messages on it and tilting their heads in commemoration.

"They also thanked him and promised to be good boys," the statement said. Saman, a triathlete and diver who retired from the army in 2006 and worked at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok before volunteering to help rescue in northern Thailand [19659002] bringing the wild boar back to the house expressed their astonishment and surprise that they managed to get out of it, some fearing that there were more casualties.

The unprecedented and daring final push to bring the boys left them sedated and carried waterlogged corridors and partially dried up with the help of military stretchers and nearly 100 divers.

Health officials gave an overall positive picture of boys' recovery. We expect everyone to leave the hospital on Thursday.

The Ministry of Health stated that the general condition for players and coach was normal, although many are still on antibiotics.

They would all need to be closely watched for signs of psychological distress that could take months to manifest themselves.

They spent nine days in the dark, wet cavern before being spotted by two British divers

He was advised to spend time with friends and family and not to give interviews to the media as this could trigger symptoms of post-traumatic stress.

But the interest in their story does not evaporate overnight. movie version of the saga.