THEY bowed deeply and smiled infectiously. The 12 boys and their football coach saved from caves by audacious British diving heroes could scarcely believe they were here – not just in a five-star London hotel 6,000 miles from home in Thailand, but here at all.
As one of the first British journalists to meet the Wild Boar players and their coach, it was hard not to stare in amazement at the 13 lives saved from mortal danger in one of the greatest rescues of all time.
“We say thank you to our rescuers all the time in our minds, and always will,” said coach Eak Jantawong, his team falling respectfully silent as he softly spoke.
