The rescue mission that Petty Officer Beirut Pakbara participated in drew extraordinary global interest to the mountainous district of Mae Sai. Petty Officer 1st. Petty Officer Beirut Pakbara died on... - Business Insider | Facebook A year and a half after a Thai youth soccer team was rescued from a flooded cave during a harrowing and dangerous mission, one of the divers who helped save lives has died from an infection he contracted during the operation. Thai cave rescue diver dies from infection contracted while saving boys ... Petty Officer 1st Class Beirut Pakbara, a Thai Navy Seal, contracted a blood infection as he navigated the Tham Luang cave complex last year. Petty Officer Beirut Pakbara fell ill with a blood infection while working to retrieve the 12 young boys and their coach, the Thai Navy said in a statement posted late Friday on their Facebook page. One thing that surprised me is they made no mention of Beirut Pakbara ... Thai Navy SEAL Dies of Blood Infection a Year After Cave Rescue The Da Vinci Code…right? Parasitic. Petty Officer Beirut Pakbara died on Friday after an infection he contracted during the 2018 rescue spread to his bloodstream. Thai Navy Seal Beirut Pakbara contracted the infection during the rescue at Tham Luang cave. Insider - Petty Officer Beirut Pakbara died on Friday... | Facebook A member of the rescue team that saved 12 boys and their football coach from a flooded cave in Thailand last year has died from an infection he picked up during the operation, officials said. Fungal. source https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-50931695