# Missing Soccer Team Found Alive in Cave **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 2, 2018, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-soccer-team-found-alive-in-cave/817173 "2018-07-02T17:03:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 28
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2018, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-soccer-team-found-alive-in-cave/817173/542 "2018-11-23T09:10:35Z")
> [@mikecurtis](#): > > If you haven’t seen it yet, _Nova_ has an excellent doc on the rescue. > > [Thai Cave Rescue | NOVA | PBS](https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/thai-cave-rescue/) “We’re sorry, but this video is not available in [my] region due to rights restrictions.” My region is … Thailand. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2018, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-soccer-team-found-alive-in-cave/817173/543 "2018-11-23T13:43:27Z")
LOL, that’s awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2018, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-soccer-team-found-alive-in-cave/817173/544 "2018-12-29T01:16:07Z")
_bump_ The two British divers who were the first to reach the boys - Richard Stanton and John Volanthen - have just been awarded the George Medal in the Queen’s New Years Honours List. It’s the second highest civilian award for gallantry. Five other British divers were also awarded for their endeavours. > **[New Year Honours 2019: Divers honoured for Thai cave rescue](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-46701985)** > > British divers involved in the rescue are among those recognised in the New Year Honours list. ---
**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2018, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-soccer-team-found-alive-in-cave/817173/545 "2018-12-29T03:16:07Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > _bump_ > > The two British divers who were the first to reach the boys - Richard Stanton and John Volanthen - have just been awarded the George Medal in the Queen’s New Years Honours List. It’s the second highest civilian award for gallantry. Five other British divers were also awarded for their endeavours. > > [New Year Honours 2019: Divers honoured for Thai cave rescue - BBC News](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-46701985) That’s wonderful to be recognized! Looking back, the efforts were amazing nearly a miracle. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2019, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-soccer-team-found-alive-in-cave/817173/546 "2019-01-02T23:14:57Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > The two British divers who were the first to reach the boys - Richard Stanton and John Volanthen - have just been awarded the George Medal in the Queen’s New Years Honours List. Bloody well well deserved! ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2019, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-soccer-team-found-alive-in-cave/817173/547 "2019-04-04T18:16:11Z")
_Update_ There was a lot of speculation in this thread about how the boys were sedated during the rescue. Apparently there’s a new letter to the New England Journal of Medicine that says that they were given [ketamine](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/boys-rescued-from-thai-cave-were-sedated-with-ketamine/ar-BBVCssr?li=BBnb7Kz). ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-soccer-team-found-alive-in-cave/817173/548 "2023-02-15T23:23:29Z")
Sad news: one of the boys has died in England, perhaps accidentally due to a head injury: > **[Duangphet Phromthep, one of 12 boys rescued from a Thai cave in 2018, dies in...](https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/15/europe/duangphet-phromthep-thai-cave-dies-intl/index.html)** > > Duangphet Phromthep, one of the 12 boys rescued from a flooded Thai cave after a weekslong operation that drew global attention in 2018, has died in the UK, British and Thai officials announced Wednesday. > **[Mystery as cave boy dies after being found with ‘head injury’ at UK school](https://www.the-sun.com/news/7400993/thai-cave-rescue-boy-dies/)** > > ONE of the 12 boys rescued from a Thai cave in 2018 has died in the UK after reportedly being found unconscious in his school dorm. Duangpetch Promthep, 17, known as Dom, was part of the young team… ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2023, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-soccer-team-found-alive-in-cave/817173/549 "2023-10-28T13:03:34Z")
No, suicide: > **[Captain of Thai cave football team took his own life at UK school, coroner rules](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/27/captain-of-football-team-thai-cave-rescue-suicide-at-uk-school-coroner-rules)** > > Inquest finds death of Duangphet Phromthep, 17, could not have been foreseen or prevented [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-soccer-team-found-alive-in-cave/817173.md?page=27)