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Thailand cave boys relive ordeal in fake tunnel at Bangkok exhibition

The 12 boys who made headlines across the world, following their dramatic rescue from a cave in T...
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12.22 6 Sep 2018


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Thailand cave boys relive ordeal in fake tunnel at Bangkok exhibition

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12.22 6 Sep 2018


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The 12 boys who made headlines across the world, following their dramatic rescue from a cave in Thailand, have relived their ordeal at a Bangkok exhibition.

The boys crawled through a 10-metre replica tunnel in front of crowds who turned out to see them speak at a reproduction of the cave at one of the city's largest shopping centres.

Far from nervous, the young football team appeared in high spirits as they made their way through the fake cave.

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As well as the murky brown tunnel, the exhibition features underwater robots, dive suits and the simulated sound of dripping water.

Members of the Wild Boars soccer team laugh during a public discussion in Bangkok, Thailand | Image: Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP/Press Association Images

The 12 school football players and their coach were trapped in Thailand's northern Chaing Rai province for more than two weeks after entering the cave at the end of June.

They survived for nine days on water dripping from rocks before they were discovered on a muddy mound by divers.

Their plight inspired Tham Luang's Incredible Mission: The Global Agenda, the exhibition which documents the rescue operation.

It comes as the boys will be guests of honour at a government-sponsored dinner to thank those involved in the rescue at Bangkok's Royal Plaza, a large public square in the heart of city's old quarter.

Partly sponsored by King Maha Vajiralongkorn, the dinner will cater for 10,000 guests - including foreign divers and cavers - according to the prime minister's office.


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