So many people were/are still attacking the young Thai coach trapped inside of a cave with 12 members of the soccer team he helps run, people assumed that he took the boys there for a trip and passed all blame onto him and called for his punishment/jail time when all of this ends. Turns out, the initial reports were not 100% correct. The details are not completely clear, but it seems the boys went to the cave to celebrate the birthday of one of them, and when they failed to return home later that day, their parents got worried and the coach, Ekapol Chanthawong went to search for them. Finding their things at the entrance of the cave, he went in after them to get them out and bring them home. Apparently, the boys wandered deep inside and when he found them, they became trapped by a sudden monsoon and flooding of the cave that came with it, hence why they had to retreat even farther inside. They barely managed to make it there in time, that’s how fast it all happened. He risked his own life trying to save them. The boys had some snacks that they bought for the birthday celebration, and he rationed all of that for the upcoming days, giving the kids his portions. He also taught them meditation to calm them down and help them preserve energy and told them to only drink the water dripping down from the walls of the cave and not the water that flooded in. If it wasn’t for him, this situation could have ended with the worst possible outcome, so please think before you scrutinize him. He already blames himself. Just consider how huge of a psychological trauma this is going to be for all of them.
source: Perth Now
I’d also like to add to this lovely post that the guy was a 25-year-old former monk, and in more or less every single letter the parents of the kids sent into the cave, they told the coach some variation of,
“Please don’t feel bad, thank you for keeping our boys safe! We don’t blame you!”This guy kept them safe and calm, and dedicated himself to this. A good guy with strong morals.
A huge congratulations to him, the 12 boys, and all the people who worked hard to save them!
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