Meow the wife of Saman Kunan, where are you now?

At the same time as people around the world rejoiced at the successful extraction of the Wild Boars football team from Tham Luang Cave in 2018, there was a serving family who were inconsolable over the loss of one of their loved ones. The Kunans were clearly relieved to learn that the 12 junior athletes and their assistant coach had escaped the mission unharmed; nevertheless, they had already suffered the loss of Saman “Sam” Kunan, a retired Royal Thai Navy SEAL, during the operation. After all, in the documentary series “Thai Cave Rescue” on Netflix, it is revealed that the former official had offered to help, which ultimately had the biggest impact on his life partner; so, shall we find out more about her?

Who is Saman Kunan married to?

It was Valeepoan “Meow” Kunan (or Waleeporn “Meow” Gunan) who stayed with Sam through every difficult situation over many years. This was the case whether Sam was still actively serving his country or was already retired. Despite being aware of the risks associated with his (previous) work, she could never have been ready to lose her love because it just isn’t something that comes to mind as a possibility. July 6, 2018 was clearly one of the most difficult days of her life; it was the day she lost her husband and said goodbye to her partner. Asphyxiation had been the cause of Sam’s death during the oxygen delivery dive.

In the year 2018, Valeepoan gave an interview to BBC News in which he stated that “other people’s eyes, he is beautiful.” “As for me, I adore him incredibly much. I had a deep love for him. Before he went to work every day, we made sure to tell each other that we loved each other. We would text each other in the afternoon to see if the other had lunch. When he came home in the evening, I inquired about his well-being and checked how he was doing. She then went on to openly and honestly say, “Saman once said we never know when we would die.” Since we have no influence on it, we must make the most of every day.

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Who is the wife of Saman Kunan and where are they now?

It was only a few days ago that Valeepoan’s whole world was turned upside down when she made this confession: ‘Whether you ask me if I’m sad, it’s like I’m dead and yet alive. However, I keep my sadness at bay by relying on my pride. Because of his character, his commitment to helping others and his success in achieving his goals, [my husband] was hailed as a hero. That’s why I use pride as a means of coping with my loss. When asked what she would say to Saman if she had the chance, she replied, “I want to tell you, honey, you are the hero in my heart.” You always have been and always will be.”

To cope with her grief in the days following her husband’s unexpected and untimely death, Valeepoan paid tribute to him on her Instagram account, which has since been deleted. This must be stated. She reportedly wrote the words on June 7: “You’ll always be with me… no one else is like you… If you’re not here with me, I don’t think I can keep breathing… because we have a pact with each other that we’ll be together at the same time.” would breathe.

A few days later, Valeepoan uploaded a black and white photo of them together on her Instagram account, along with the caption, “I miss you. I worship you; I adore you as if you were my heart; I don’t know why I love you so much… I don’t know why I love you so much… Who will I kiss every morning when I wake up from here? On the other hand, it seems that since then, Valeepoan has completely disappeared from the public eye in what could be a genuine attempt to put the pain and the past in the past for good. Despite this, it is very likely that she will remain a resident of Thailand.

About Tham Luang cave rescue

A youth association football team and their assistant coach were rescued from Tham Luang Nang Non cave in northern Thailand’s Chiang Rai province in June and July 2018. , ranging in age from 11 to 16, and their assistant coach, who was 25 years old, entered the cave. A short time later, the cave system was partially submerged due to heavy rainfall, blocking their way out and trapping them deeper inside.

Rising water levels and strong currents made it difficult to locate the group, and more than two weeks passed before anyone could reconnect with them. In response to the huge interest from people around the world, the cave rescue operation evolved into a major operation involving teams from all over the world. The group was found alive on a raised rock about 2.5 kilometers (1.6 miles) from the cave mouth on July 2 by British divers John Volanthen and Rick Stanton after progressing through a series of narrow channels and through murky waters. navigated. The rescue organizers considered a number of different strategies to evacuate the group, such as instructing the individuals to learn the basics of diving to facilitate an early rescue, waiting for a new cave entrance to be discovered, or drilled, or wait several months later for the water to clear by the end of the monsoon season. Rescue teams rushed to get the group out of the cave before the next monsoon rain, which was expected to bring heavier downpours and was expected to begin around July 11. This came after days of pumping water from the cave system and a break in the rain.

An international team managed to get all 12 boys and their coach out of the cave between 8 and 10 July.

More than 10,000 people took part in the rescue operation, including more than 100 divers, dozens of rescue workers, representatives of about 100 government agencies, 900 police officers and 2,000 troops. It took ten police helicopters, seven ambulances, more than 700 scuba tanks and the pumping of nearly a billion gallons of water from the caves to rescue the people trapped inside.

Saman Kunan, a former Royal Thai Navy SEAL who was 37 years old, died of suffocation on July 6 while attempting to rescue a group of people trapped in a cave. He returned to a gathering point in the cave after delivering scuba tanks to the group that was trapped. In December of the following year, in 2019, rescue diver and Thai Navy SEAL Beirut Pakbara died as a result of a blood disease he contracted during the operation.

The history, as well as the disappearance

The karst cave complex known as Tham Luang Nang Non is located beneath the Doi Nang Non Mountains, which are on the border between Thailand and Myanmar.

The network covers a distance of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) and consists of a large number of caves, small passages and tunnels that wind around hundreds of meters of limestone layers. At the entrance to the caves is a sign warning visitors not to enter during the wet months of July to November. This is because part of the cave network is flooded during these months.

After beginning their exploration of the cave on Saturday, June 23, 2018, a group of twelve boys, ages 11 to 16, all members of a local junior soccer team called the Wild Boars, along with their assistant coach, Ekkaphon Chanthawong, who was 25 years old, were reported missing. Early news reports stated that they were planning to have a birthday party in the cave after football practice, and that they had spent a significant amount of money on food; however, they disputed this at a press conference after being rescued from the cave. After entering the cave, they faced rapid and constant precipitation, which left the team trapped in the tunnels. When they fled from the rising waters, they had to leave some of their food supply behind.

When head coach Nopparat Kanthawong checked his phone around 7 p.m., he discovered more than 20 missed calls from parents who feared their children were not home. Nopparat tried to call some of the guys in quick succession, as well as assistant coach Chanthawong, but to no avail. Songpon Kanthawong, a member of the team who is 13 years old and who claimed that he was admitted after training and that the rest of the boys had explored the caves of Tham Luang. Finally, he made his way to Songpon Kanthawong. The bus driver drove as fast as he could to the caves, where he found abandoned bicycles and luggage at the entrance to the tunnels, as well as water gushing from the muddy track. After discovering that some members of the group had failed to collect their belongings, he reported the situation to authorities.

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