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https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-44690688#_=_Thailand cave rescue: The Brits who helped find the boys
The first voice 12 young Thai footballers and their coach heard after nine days
trapped in caves was that of Briton John Volanthen.
"How many of you?" he asked. "Thirteen? Brilliant."
It meant that, finally, they had been found.
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Mr Volanthen and Richard Stanton had been called in by the Thai authorities along
with another British caving expert, Robert Harper.
The trio arrived in Thailand three days after the football team went missing. More than 1,000 people
have been involved in the operation, from all over the world.
The British Cave Rescue Council - the body for voluntary underground rescue in the British Isles - said
many of the caves have been explored by British cavers and divers before.
In a statement, the BCRC said: "Around 16:30 BST, we started to receive the remarkable news
that all 12 of the boys and their coach had been located in a dry air space...
"Shortly after this news, we received a direct but short confirmation from our British cave divers
of the joyful news that the lost boys had been located alive."
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The trio have been named as (left to right) Richard Stanton, Robert Harper and John Volanthen
It is believed Mr Volanthen and Mr Stanton are part of the South and Mid Wales Cave Rescue Team
and attempted to rescue a trapped diver in France in 2010.
The South and Mid Wales Cave Rescue Team declined to comment on the Thailand rescue,
while the BCRC said it does not name the cavers it sends on operations.
According to reports on the 2010 operation, Mr Stanton is a firefighter from Coventry
who was also involved in the rescue of 13 British cavers in Mexico in 2004.
He was made an MBE in the New Year's Honours List at the end of 2012.
In a 2007 interview, he said he became interested in diving after watching a programme
called "Underground Eiger" as a child. He joined caving and diving clubs at university.
According to an online profile, Mr Volanthen also runs marathons and ultra-marathons.
He joked that "he only runs so he can eat more biscuits".
The IT consultant, who is based in Bristol and grew up in Brighton, started caving as a scout.
Speaking to the Sunday Times in 2013, he said cave rescue requires a calm head.
"Panic and adrenaline are great in certain situations - but not in cave-diving,
" he said. "The last thing you want is any adrenaline whatsoever."
He added: "It [cave diving] is like that puzzle with the fox, the chicken and the grain.
It's not dangerous if you do it right."
In 2012, both men received a Royal Humane Society medal at Buckingham Palace,
in recognition of their rescue attempt in France.
The third British expert, Robert Harper, has been caving since 1968.
John Volanthen is understood to be a member of the South and Mid Wales Cave Rescue Team
In the rescue video shared by the Thai Navy Seals,
the two British men can be heard telling
the group they are the first to arrive but "many more are coming".
One of the group can be heard saying he is very happy,
while the British voice replies: "We are happy too."
One of the boys then says: "Thank you so much."
Someone asks the men where they are from
and the British voice replies: "England, UK."
