Touching love story between diver and nurse who rescued Thai soccer team
Her boyfriend is a diver in the rescue team that rescued the young soccer team. The nurse herself always devoted herself to actively supporting her lover and the entire force in the process of bringing the 13 members of the Thai soccer team out safely.
Rick Stanton, 57, a British diver, was the first person to reach the boys trapped in the Tham Luang cave. He later led the diving team to"Mission Impossible"to successfully rescue 13 members of the youth soccer team.
Few people know that this diver from England is dating a beautiful Thai nurse, Siripon Bugnngern (also known as Amp). Amp is also one of the members who supported the rescue team of the young soccer players in recent days. Rick and Amp met by chance when the nurse was on vacation in England.
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Diver Rick Stanton and nurse Amp joined forces to rescue the Thai youth soccer team trapped in Tham Luang cave. |
Amp is from Chiang Rai province in northern Thailand, near where the Wild Boar soccer team went missing when they became trapped in a cave. Amp also translated for her boyfriend and members of the rescue team when Rick was called in to help find and rescue the boys trapped in the Tham Luang cave.
Although Rick and Amp don't spend much time together, Rick himself admits he's completely attracted to Amp, a source said.She is from Chiang Rai so when Rick asked for help in rescuing the missing children, Amp assisted him immediately. She helped Rick and other divers throughout the rescue.
Amp is part of the team, helping to translate between the Thai and British rescue teams. I think they will get married in the near future.".
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Amp is the boyfriend's interpreter for the other members of the rescue team. She herself is a nurse in the rescue force. |
Despite being 20 years apart in age, Rick and Amp share a passion for the outdoors. Rick enjoys cave diving while the Thai nurse enjoys canoeing, mountain climbing and traveling.
Rick Stanton was awarded an MBE for his rescue work in 2013. Amp's skill and bravery in taking part in the rescue mission was also praised. Rick has been married before. Angie Timms, Rick's ex-wife, said she could not bear to worry about her husband every day when he went into caves, not knowing what dangers awaited him.
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Rick and Amp have many interests in common, and their friends say they might get married in the near future. |
Rick Stanton previously made a dramatic appearance in the first video of the search for the boys. The video shows him discovering the boys trapped in a cave, where they had no food or light. In the video, Stanton asks: "How many of you are there? 13?".