12 young soccer players, members of
the Wild Boars (Mu Pa) football team, and their coach were trapped
inside the flooded cave in July last year. Their subsequent rescue,
after 17 days.
Large crowds of people are now visiting Chiang Rai’s Tham Luang cave
after the movie “The Cave” screened at theaters in Thailand. The movie
is about the dramatic rescue last year of 12 boys and their football
coach.
The movie “The Cave” is being shown at theaters nationwide.
Tham Luang cave park officials said approximately 3,000 people are
visiting the cave in Chiang Rai daily.
The Thamluang Khunnam Nangnon national park also provide a trolley service to the cave entrance.
According to park officials only 50 visitors are allowed to enter the first chamber of the cave at one time. They can also take pictures and tours are for only five minutes.
Tham Luang cave officially opened in November
The Tham Luang cave complex was officially opened for tourists in early November. Two nearby caves will be opened for nature study in the future.
The dramatic rescue of a boys soccer team from Tham Luang cave in
Chiang Rai, has also turned the area into a sprawling tourist
attraction. Drawing well over 1 million visitors since the ordeal
captured headlines worldwide last year.
12 young soccer players,
members of the Wild Boars (Mu Pa) football team, and their coach were
trapped inside the flooded cave in July last year. Their subsequent
rescue, after 17 days.
Souvenir shops have sprouted in the cave
area of Chiang Rai, in Mae Sai near the border with Myanmar. Selling
T-shirts depicting Tham Luang cave and the rescuers.
A statue of
Sgt. Maj. Saman Gunan, the retired Thai Navy SEAL who died during the
rescue mission, stands near the cave entrance.Gunman was promoted to the
rank of Lt-Commander after his death.
A nearby memorial center features a virtual cave, as well as oxygen
tanks used by the rescuers. Tourists can pose for pictures by a large
mural depicting the rescuers, titled “The Heroes.”
Source - Chiang Rai Times
Maybe not show him enough in the movie
