Norrased Palasing
Norrased 'Ben' Palasing is a seasoned rescue diver from Thailand who participated in the mission to locate and rescue the trapped villagers in Laos. His involvement in this operation echoes his experience in similar high-stakes rescues, including the dramatic 2018 cave rescue of the Wild Boars soccer team.
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Norrased Palasing is a diver who crawled and swam through tight tunnels to rescue five people.
Sukeltaja Mikko Paasi kertoo, kuinka ryömi ja sukelsi ahtaissa tunneleissa pelastaakseen viisi ihmistä
Finland· 2026-05-31
Norrased Palasing is a Thai rescuer who assisted in the operation to save the miners.
Search continues for two missing gold miners as hope fades
Australia· 2026-05-31
Thai diver Norrased 'Benz' Palasing recounts the moment when he discovered the five villagers trapped in the Laos cave.
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United States· 2026-05-31
Norrased Palasing was one of the rescue divers who provided tutorials to the trapped villagers on how to navigate their way out.
Laos cave rescue ends unexpectedly after villagers free themselvesUnited States· 2026-05-30
Video taken by specialist cave diver Norrased Palasing captures the intense mission to locate the missing villagers trapped inside a flooded Laos cave.
Exclusive: On the ground in Laos as cave rescue continuesUnited States· 2026-05-29
Video taken by specialist cave diver Norrased Palasing captures the intense mission to locate the missing villagers trapped inside a flooded Laos cave.
‘We’re really hungry’: people trapped in Laos cave tell rescuersUnited States· 2026-05-29Some of the same master divers are involved again this time, including Mikko Paasi and Thailand’s Norrased 'Ben' Palasing.
Five missing fossickers found alive in Xaisomboun province after week-long ordealAustralia· 2026-05-28
Norrased Palasing, a Thai diver, assisted in the rescue of the trapped men in Laos.
Five villagers found alive in Laos cave as search continues for two missing | Laos
United Kingdom· 2026-05-28
Norrased 'Ben' Palasing is another dive veteran involved in the rescue mission, also having participated in the 2018 cave rescue.
5 villagers found alive after being missing in a flooded cave for more than a weekAustralia· 2026-05-27