DISCOVER WHAT HAPPENS TO THE SAVIORS AND THE BOYS TODAY, THIRTEEN LIVES LATER!
Amazon Prime Video now has Thirteen Lives! Continue reading to find out what the Boys and Saviors are up to today! Thirteen Lives is a new Amazon Prime Video movie directed by Ron Howard that depicts the 2018 Tham Luang cave rescue.
When 12 football players and their coach became trapped in a flooded cave system in Thailand, the incident drew worldwide attention. Read on to find out where Thirteen Lives was filmed.
The boys, aged 11 to 16, as well as their coach were reported missing on June 23, 2018, and after a nine-day search, they were discovered stranded in a flooded cave nearly three miles from its entrance. Read on for an explanation of the movie’s ending.
In Thirteen Lives, actors Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, and Joel Egerton have taken on the roles of real divers Rick Stanton, John Volanthen, and Harry Harris. Continue reading to find out what the boys, trainers, and lifeguards are up to today!
WHAT HAPPENS TO BOYS AND COACHES AFTER THREE DECADES?
As far as we know, the majority of the survivors continue to live in their home province of Chiang Rai, Thailand, where they continue to devote themselves to sports and education even after Thirteen Lives.
Chanin “Titan” Viboonrungruang, then 11 years old, follows in the footsteps of Panumart “Mix” Saengdee, Duangphet “Dom” Phomthep, and Mongkol “Mark” Boonpiem, all of whom are now 17 years old.
Adul “Dul” Samon, the only English speaker among the thirteen trapped and thus the one who communicated with the preliminary rescue group, has since joined the US.
He appears to be attending a summer program at Cornell University while also attending the Master’s School in New York.
We were unable to locate any concrete information on Nattawut “Tern” Takamrong (then 14), Tee (then 16), or Phiraphat “Night” Somphiangchai (who celebrated his 17th birthday in the cave).
Ekkarat “Biw” Wongsukchan, now an adult, still enjoys football, Prachak “Note” Sutham enjoys a happy life with his girlfriend, and groom-to-be Phiphat “Nick” Phothi works in a rescue center.
Finally, Ekapol “Eak” Chantawong, 25, is an assistant coach and trained monk who now works as a freelancer in Chiang Rai.
WHAT HAPPENS TO JOHN VOLANTHEN TODAY?
Although John Volanthen wished to remain out of the spotlight following the events of 2018, he did not hesitate to share his side of the story to demonstrate that he is not a hero, but simply a competent diver.
For the time being, John Volanthen appears to be based in Bristol, where he combines his expertise in electronics as well as diving to develop safer equipment, runs marathons to stay in shape, as well as continues to explore as much as possible.
The speaker is also an assistant Cub leader, homeschools his son Matthew, is dating Claire Foster, and prefers to keep his personal life private.
WHAT HAPPENS TO RICHARD STANTON TODAY?
Richard “Rick” Stanton, who has devoted much of his life to cave diving, continues to practice and share his knowledge.
He is still an active diver member of the Cave Rescue Organization and has served as a consultant on projects related to the Thai case.
Rick has never married or had children on purpose because his work is his life, as he discusses in his book “Aquanaut: A Life Beneath the Surface – The Inside Story of the Thai Cave Rescue.”
WHAT HAPPENS TO DR. RICHARD HARRIS NOW?
Dr. Richard “Harry” Harris, an anesthesia specialist and experienced cave diver, is arguably the person whose expertise facilitated the successful rescue of the Wild Boars football team.
In terms of his current situation, Richard now lives in the quiet suburb of Goodwood in Adelaide, South Australia, with his wife Fiona and their three children, James, Charlie, and Millie.
He is still actively involved in a variety of search and rescue operations, as well as working with charities such as the Operation Flinders Foundation as well as hosting his “Real Risk Podcast.”
WHAT HAPPENS TO JASON MALLINSON TODAY?
Jason Mallinson, as far as we know, is not only from the great city of Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England, but he is also still based there today. He prefers to keep all aspects of his life private, and we don’t know much about him other than that he works as a rope access technician in caves.
WHAT HAPPENS TO CHRIS JEWELL TODAY?
Chris Jewell, like his fellow British divers, received the Queen’s Medal of Bravery, but he also received the first-ever Professional Association of Diving Instructors Medal of Bravery.
Chris Jewell now lives in the village of Cheddar with his wife, Laura Trowbridge, and has won a bravery award from his home district of Somerset in the South West of England.
