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| Thailand cave rescue: Diver dies while taking in supplies | Thailand cave rescue: Diver dies while taking in supplies |
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| A former Thai navy diver who joined in search efforts to rescue 12 boys and their coach trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand has died. | A former Thai navy diver who joined in search efforts to rescue 12 boys and their coach trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand has died. |
| Saman Gunan, 38, lost consciousness on his way out of the Tham Luang cave complex after delivering supplies and could not be revived. | |
| "His job was to deliver oxygen. He did not have enough on his way back," said and official. | |
| The diver had left the navy but returned to help the rescue operation. | |
| "A former SEAL who volunteered to help died last night around 2am," Chiang Rai Deputy Governor Passakorn Boonyaluck told reporters at the rescue site. | |
| Mr Gunan, said to be an avid runner and cyclist, was part of a massive rescue operation which started almost two weeks ago after the group went into the Tham Luang cave. | |
| Around 1,000 people are involved in the rescue operations, including navy divers, military personnel and civilian volunteers. |