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Richard William Stanton, MBE, GM (born 1961) is a British civilian cave diver who specialises in rescues through the Cave Rescue Organisation and the British Cave Rescue Council. He has been called "one of the world's most accomplished cave-divers", "the face of British cave diving," and "the best cave diver in Europe".
Jan 31, 2022 · By the time Stanton and his dive partner Jonathan Volanthen arrived at the Tham Luang Cave in Northern Thailand on June 27, he assumed the 12 boys and their coach would be dead – they’d ...
Sep 23, 2022 · John Volanthen and Rick Stanton and nearly 100 divers aided in the effort to save 12 boys and their soccer coach from the Tham Luang cave in 2018.
Jul 6, 2019 · Nine days into their ordeal, Rick Stanton, a retired British fireman and his diving partner John Volanthen were making their way through the flooded, pitch-black underground maze, searching for them.
Jul 3, 2018 · Rick Stanton and John Volanthen were the first rescuers to reach the group of young footballers and their coach trapped in a cave in northern Thailand.
Oct 31, 2021 · It was the evening of 2 July 2018 when British divers Rick Stanton and John Volanthen emerged from the murky, dank monsoon rainwater that had flooded Thailand's Tham Luang Nang Non cave system, immediately realising they had found what they were looking for.
Jul 13, 2018 · John Volanthen and Rick Stanton had been braving Tham Luang's narrow, murky passageways for several days, laying out guide ropes and searching for signs of life.
