Dunia telah meraikan kejayaan misi menyelamat 12 orang ahli pasukan bola sepak bersama jurulatih mereka yang terperangkap selama dua minggu di sebuah gua di Thailand.
Namun, dalam misi tersebut, seorang penyelamat merupakan bekas SEAL Tentera Laut Thailand telah terkorban selepas menghantar tangki oksigen ke lokasi kanak-kanak tersebut terperangkap. Ketika dalam perjalanan pulang, beliau tiba-tiba tidak sedarkan diri dan meninggal dunia dipercayai kekurangan oksigen pada kira-kira jam 1 pagi 6 Julai lalu.
Saman Gunan hari ini akan diingati oleh seluruh keluarga dan dunia sebagai wira. Pemergian Saman membuatkan rakyat dan raja Thailand, Raja Maha Vajiralongkorn bersedih dan telah bertitah bahawa pengebumian Saman ditaja sepenuhnya oleh kerajaan Thai.
“Congratulations kids, take care. I have to go.” RIP Sgt Saman Gunan – the “hero of Tham Luang cave”. #thaicave #thaicaverescue #thamluang pic.twitter.com/C67XCwFcvA
— James Massola (@jamesmassola) July 10, 2018
While there is promising news from #Thailand cave rescue mission, I hope everyone takes pause to honor the former Thai Navy SEAL Saman Gunan. He volunteered to help the soccer team, and died underwater delivering oxygen canisters so the boys and their coach could breathe. #Hero pic.twitter.com/JkFL33fQYc
— Annie Yu (@AnnieYuFox5) July 8, 2018
This is Saman Kunan (alternatively spelled Gunan), who died in the effort to save the trapped kids in the cave. He was a Thai SEAL who came out of retirement to help out. Legit hero. pic.twitter.com/gaacKfmdVe
— Luke Ryan (@Les_Gingerables) July 6, 2018
And RIP Petty Officer Saman Gunan, the Thai navy diver who was killed delivering air tanks to the boys and their coach last week. pic.twitter.com/8M2BuvaW5g
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) July 10, 2018
#ThaiCaveRescue Time to show our kids the real #heroes – Late Saman Gunan, Thai Navy Seal Divers, British Cave Divers John Volanthen , Rick Stanton, Robert Herper, Australian Dr Richar Harris, Thai Rice Farmers.
Time to ignore media savy politicians, movie stars, sportsperson pic.twitter.com/xwW8Tf23nr— Chris Wakare (@chriswakare) July 8, 2018
Amazing news! All 12 and coach out of the cave. The divers and medicos have been incredible. There is so much positivity in this story. But we should never forget that Saman Kunan lost his life trying to help save these boys. He is a hero. #ThaiCaveRescue
— Lachie Young (@lachie_young) July 10, 2018
The world needs a hero right now and Saman Gunan was one. The former Thai Navy SEAL volunteered to help the soccer team stuck in a cave. He died underwater delivering oxygen canisters so the boys could breathe. The Thai Navy wants to posthumously promote him. #ThaiCaveRescue pic.twitter.com/WplvxrDww9
— Adam Best (@adamcbest) July 8, 2018
Saman dikebumikan sebagai seorang wira dan mayatnya diterbangkan terus ke kampung halamannya di Roi Et.
Isteri Saman memberitahu media, “dia suka membantu orang lain dan melakukan kerja amal.”
“Saman meninggalkan kami ketika sedang menyelam di mana kami sama-sama bekerjasama untuk menyelesaikan misi ini. Saman akan sentiasa berada dekat di hati semua yang terlibat dalam misi ini,” kata salah seorang wakil Navy Seal Thailand.
Sementara itu bapa Saman memberitahu BBC bahawa dia sangat bangga terhadap anaknya.
“Tetapi saya juga sangat sedih kerana kehilangan anak yang saya cinta.”
“Semoga awak berehat dengan selamat di sana, Saman.”
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