Ceremony at Thai cave to mark fifth anniversary of rescue mission

Photos of former Thai Navy Seal diver Saman Kunan, who died during the mission, former Chiang Rai governor Narongsak Osatanakorn, who died on June 21, and football player Duangpetch Promthep, who died earlier in 2023 in Britain, were set up in the area to commemorate their passing. - PHOTO: The Nation Thailand/Asian News Network

BANGKOK, June 25 (The Nation Thailand/ANN): A ceremony was held in front of the Tham Luang cave in Thailand’s Chiang Rai province on Saturday to mark the fifth anniversary of the global mission to save 12 young footballers and their coach who were stranded in a flooded cave.

Photos of former Thai Navy Seal diver Saman Kunan, who died during the mission, former Chiang Rai governor Narongsak Osatanakorn, who died on June 21, and football player Duangpetch Promthep, who died earlier in 2023 in Britain, were set up in the area to commemorate their passing.