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Thai cave rescue: Official hailed as hero of cave rescue dies

2023-06-23 16:18
Narongsak Osottanakorn, a veteran bureaucrat, was beloved for his role in overseeing the rescue mission.
Thai cave rescue: Official hailed as hero of cave rescue dies

A Thai official who oversaw the dramatic rescue of 12 boys and their football coach from a flooded cave in 2018 has died of cancer.

Narongsak Osottanakorn died on Wednesday in a week that marks the fifth anniversary of the cave rescue. He was 58.

He is beloved in Thailand as the "Wild Boar...