Hundreds of people gathered to mark the five-year anniversary of the rescue of 12 young footballers from a flooded cave.
Now in their late teens, the boys and their coach, Ekkapol Chantawong, descended into the spotlit chambers of the Tham Luang cave complex to pay tribute to the thousands of people who worked for 18 days and nights to get them out.
"If it weren't for these people we wouldn't have survived, and wouldn't have been alive this day," Ekkapol said.But the joyful anniversary was tinged with sadness following the death of 17-year-old captain Duangpetch Promthep, who passed away while on a football scholarship in Britain earlier this year.
A video tribute was also played inside the cave for ex-Chiang Rai governor Narongsak Osatanakorn, who won plaudits for his handling of the incident, and who died last month. Offerings were also made to Jao Mae Nang Nong -- a legendary princess said to be the spirit of the caves in which she supposedly died, and who was frequently invoked for strength during the rescue.The boys were on a day trip to the cave complex on June 23, 2018, when heavy rains flooded the complex via underground waterways.
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