Three of the 12 boys are seen recovering in their hospital beds after being rescued along with their coach from a flooded cave in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand. Picture: Thailand Government Spokesman Bureau
WELL done to the England football team for reaching the World Cup semi-final – but the real English heroes must be the seven divers from Great Britain who helped save the 12 schoolboys and their football coach from a flooded cave in Thailand. This in itself a brilliant result.
Dave Bowes, West Auckland
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