British volunteer cave diver who specialises in rescues
| Subject | John Volanthen |
| Category | British volunteer cave diver who specialises in rescues |
| Reading time | 1 min · Advanced |
| Key date | 2018 |
John Paul Volanthen, is a British cave diver who undertakes cave rescues through the Cave Rescue Organisation, South and Mid Wales Cave Rescue, and the British Caving Association. In 2018, he played a leading role in the Tham Luang cave rescue, for which he was made a Thai Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Direkgunabhorn and received the UK's George Medal.
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