Bangkok, April 30 (IANS) The story of dramatic rescue of 12 boys and their coach, trapped for over two weeks in a cave in northern Thailand last year, will be told by Netflix following a deal between several producers, here on Tuesday.

Thai company 13 Tham Luang Company Ltd, which has the rights to use the stories of the rescued boys, and production company SK Global Entertainment sealed their collaboration with the American streaming giant to bring the story to the screen.

Government spokesperson Werachon Sukondhapatipak said the boys picked Netflix out of the options available to tell their story, Efe news reported. All the 12 boys and their coach were present at the event, some of them considerably taller since the time they emerged from the Tham Luang cave in July 2018.Ekkapol Ake Chantawong, coach of the Wild Boars soccer team, said telling their story was an opportunity to thank Thailand and everyone who participated in and pulled off the miraculous rescue.

Ekkapol said they would ensure that their story was told truthfully. He had taken the boys to the cave on an excursion and played a key role in their survival after they were trapped.