Posted on 07/10/2018 11:28:41 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
LONDON — We all have hobbies we enjoy.
Rick Stanton’s just happens to be scuba diving into cold, lightless, claustrophobic, dangerous caves.
Stanton and his diving partner, John Volanthen, have been identified in the British media as the two British divers who first discovered the 12 children and soccer coach trapped in a cavern in northern Thailand.
In the dramatic video footage of the moment when the divers reach the group, nine days after they disappeared, a diver with a British accent is heard talking to the group.
“How many of you? Thirteen? Brilliant,” he says, as a beam from his flashlight shines on the children, possibly the first light they have seen in days. When asked by the group if they will be leaving the cave, the diver says: “No, not today, not today. There’s two of us. You’ll have to dive.”
The elite British divers are said to be among over 1,000 people assisting in the rescue mission, which is far from over as rescuers face formidable challenges in getting the group out. Officials have said that the rescue operation could take months.
Those who know Stanton and Volanthen say that if anyone was going to find the Thai soccer team, it was them. They were not surprised that officials in Thailand ultimately asked them to help with the rescue, along with a third British diver, Robert Harper.
“I said from the outset, if anybody is going to find these kids, it will be these two divers, who are arguably the best in the world,” Andy Eavis, a spokesman for the British Caving Association, told The Washington Post.
“Compared to what Rick and John are normally doing, this is extremely easy diving, the only complication was the flow of the water,” he said,
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I hope they go home and free Tommy Robinson.
Great find there.
Kipling was a great writer.
Rikki, Gunga and the Jungle to name a short few...
Amazing that the initial thought was the rescue could take months.
What’s also great about Joe’s photo is that the SEALS obviously regard the press with all the contempt they deserve.
lol
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