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The wife of a former Thai Navy diver who died while working to rescue a young football team trapped for days in a flooded cave says she misses her immensely and urged the boys not to blame himself for his death.
Valeepoan Kunan posted photos of her husband, Samarn Kunan, on his Instagram feed.
Photo: Kunan Valeepoan / Instagram
The rescued boys smiled and left their hospital beds in the first video clip released Wednesday after a trial that gripped the world.
Samarn Kunan, 38, a former member of the SEAL unit of the elite navy, was the only casualty in a multinational operation to rescue the boys and their trainer after the rains of the monsoon trapped them in the cave that they were exploring in northern Thailand
"his widow, Valeepoan Kunan, wrote in the legend of a black and white photo of her husband, she posted to her Instagram account.
"I miss you," she added, "I love you like you were my heart … from now on when I wake up … who will I kiss? "
The world should remember Samarn, the leader of the rescue mission at a press conference End of the 17-day operation.
" Samarn Kunan is the true hero, "said Narongsak Osottanakorn." The day he passed, the whole team was sad, but we used this pain and we have considering that he was giving his life for this cause. "
Boys rescued at Chiang Rai Hospital.
Photo: AFP / Thai Government Public Relations Department (PRD) and Government Spokesperson's Office
A day earlier, Valeepoan published a photo of his hand embracing that of his husband
] offered his condolences and commented on Valeepoan's social media accounts.
"Our thoughts are with you and your family in this difficult time," read a comment. "Your husband is so brave, the world will not forget his kindness and all he's done to save these boys."
A Thai artist promised to create a statue of Samarn to erect in Chiang Rai province, where the Tham Luang Samarn, an emergency rescuer at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport after leaving the SEAL in 2006, joined the rescue operation of the cave on July 1.
British divers found the 13 young men huddled on a muddy ledge. a partially flooded room inside the cave. Samarn died on July 6 after losing consciousness during a mission to place oxygen tanks at the bottom of the cave, just two days before the release of the first group of four boys
. The team was imprudent when entering the cave during the rainy season. But Valeepoan absolved them of responsibility.
"I mean to boys, please do not blame yourself," Valeepoan told reporters.
– Reuters
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