They have been hailed universally as heroes.
Congratulatory messages and tribute video clips began flooding social media platforms on Tuesday night, thanking the rescuers in the complex Thai-led operation that brought to safety 12 young footballers and their coach trapped for more than two weeks in a flooded cave in Chiang Rai province in northern Thailand.
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