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Diver dies in operation to rescue young footballers in northern Thailand

(Xinhua)    09:00, July 07, 2018

Thai authorities said on Friday that a former navy SEAL diver working to rescue 12 boy footballers and their coach trapped in a cave has died from lack of oxygen.

SEAL commander Arpakorn Yookongkaew told a news briefing that the rescuer was sending oxygen cylinders inside the cave before he was found unconscious. He was then moved to Chamber 3, a command center set inside the cave and found dead early Friday.

He died due to lack of oxygen when attempting to return to a command center.

The man is a retired Navy Petty Officer 1st Class who volunteered to join the operation, according to reports. 

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