"The moment they (first rescue team) emerged from the water, they spoke to each other. Once we heard their noise, we went down (near the water) and they greeted us, 'Hello, is anyone there?'" Adul Sam-on recalled. "At first, I thought they were Thai, so we said the officials, the officials are here. But they were not (Thai) officials. So, when they got out of the water, we were surprised - they were the British."