By Owei Lakemfa
A DOZEN boys, members of a youth football club with the intimidating name, The Wild Boars, ventured into the six-mile Tham Luang Cave. The cave is in the 1,275-kilometre long Doi Non Mountain Range in North Thailand.
The boys are aged 11-16 with Wiboonrungrueng Chanin, being the youngest. With them was their 25-year-old coach, Ekaphol Chantawong, an orphan who was taking care of his grandmother. That was the beginning of a nightmare as they were not heard of again. The date was June 23.
A frantic search commenced as parents reported their children missing. It was a race against time that would make the difference between life and death. The cave was flooded and heavy rains were pounding the earth. Within days, the rest of humanity had joined the search by sending experts in various fields, through prayers…
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