Death of Ex-SEAL Cave Diver Touches Thais Riveted By Rescue

Thai Navy SEAL Working to Rescue Boys Trapped in Cave Has Died

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By Associated Press

July 6, 2018 at 1:02 PM UTC

Updated on

July 7, 2018 at 12:50 AM UTC

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Bangkok (AP) -- The death of a former member of the Thai navy's elite SEAL during an underwater swim in the partly flooded cave where a dozen boys and their soccer coach are trapped struck a particularly deep chord with Thais, because he was a volunteer on a humanitarian mission that has riveted the nation for two weeks.

And as is the case with elite military units all over the world, Thailand's SEALs were quick to pay their own heartfelt tribute to their fallen friend, former Petty Officer 1st Class Saman Gunan.