Mexico City: Mario Sepulveda (pic), one of the Chilean miners who was trapped underground for 69 days in 2010, had a moving message of encouragement for the boys’ football team trapped in a cave in Thailand: “Hang in there!”
In a video message sent to AFP, Sepulveda – known as “Super Mario” for helping keep his comrades’ spirits up during their ordeal – said his thoughts were with the 12 boys and their coach, so much so that he is trying to organise a trip to Thailand to help.
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