Five years ago, Adul Samon was rescued from a cave along with his 11 Thai soccer teammates and their coach. Now, he's graduating from an American high school — and has reunited with one of his rescuers.
Thai cave survivor Adul Samon hold his high school diploma from The Masters School, standing next to rescuer Rick Stanton.along with his 11 Thai soccer teammates and their coach. Now, he's graduating from an American high school -- and has reunited with one of his rescuers.
Thai soldiers relay electric cable deep into the Tham Luang cave at the Khun Nam Nang Non Forest Park in Chiang Rai on June 26, 2018.Hours became days, and the team was surviving on trickles of freshwater and the hope of making it out of the cave alive. Meanwhile, thousands of people from around the world gathered to help find the soccer team, including Rick Stanton, a volunteer from an elite British diving team."I didn’t know what I should say or what I was supposed to say. I just happy that finally people found us," Adul, who is now 19, told "World News Tonight."
"What I heard about his work ethic -- and who he was in the cave, and who he was before the cave and after, I knew that he was gonna be just fine here," Laura Danforth, the head of the school, told "World News Tonight." Thai cave survivor Adul Samon hold his high school diploma from The Masters School, standing next to rescuer Rick Stanton."I'm very proud of the fact that I was partly responsible for his, you know, his life, in a way. And to see him make the most of the opportunities he's had," Stanton said.
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