Diver Dies During Rescue Operations for 12 Baby Footballers Trapped in Cave

A former Navy SEAL officer, the Thai Navy's diving unit, died from the extremely low air content caused by the human presence, which made his passage from the former Pattaya beach—where the 13 survivors and 10 other divers with the doctor are currently based—to the divers' cave in Room 3 a lethal experience. His name was Saman Kuman, 38 years old, a man who, according to his superiors, gave his all from the beginning of the tragedy that continues to keep not only Thailand but the entire world in suspense.
The danger reported in recent days of a dangerous reduction in oxygen inside the underground niche where the 12 Thai boys and their coach were found on Monday has cost the first victim of this ugly adventure that began on June 23 with the disappearance of the boys.
Two other English divers from private companies had already arrived yesterday and three more are about to arrive today, all specialized in rescuing people trapped in other difficult places on the planet such as the caves in northern Thailand on the Burmese border where the young footballers of the Mae Sai Wild Boar Academy are located. Their call was linked to the hopes that the boys could have already regained strength to face the difficult passage to the exact point where the diver Saman died, but at this point everything is uncertain and no one feels like guaranteeing that someone, even an expert like the British divers, will be able to help them get out in time before the new torrential rains forecast for tomorrow.
Already today, compared to yesterday, the sky is overcast and an increase in humidity in the air will be enough to start precipitation in the cumulus system that covers all the mountain tops where the caves are located, with the highest point at over 1300 meters. Unless the miracle of finding passages from above that lead directly to Nern Nom Sao (the point near Pattaya beach where 23 people, including children and rescuers, are located), the possibility of a very long wait in the belly of the Khun Nam Nan Nong forest park is now more than a hypothesis. The technicians and workers working outside the caves have already started preparing the electricity connections to bring pipes that can pump oxygen into the caves so as to guarantee a sufficient level for the prolonged and sad wait for a slow rescue that is already costing human lives and an incalculable amount in equipment and personnel.