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The miraculous rescue of all 12 boys on a youth soccer team and their coach after two weeks trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand was such a dramatic reminder that not everything in the world ends ...

The rescue of 12 boys and their football coach in Thailand has highlighted the risks of caving - but also Britain's expertise in the field. Two British expert cave divers, John Volanthen and Richard ...

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The rescue of 12 boys and their football coach in Thailand has highlighted the risks of caving - but also Britain's expertise in the field. Two British expert cave divers, John Volanthen and Richard ...