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A relative of Pheeraphat 'Night' Sompiengjai, one of the members of a Thai youth football team currently trapped at the Tham Luang cave. [AFP]
Pheeraphat Sompiengjai's family still have a birthday cake in the fridge waiting for his return home, as the discovery of the missing boy and his football team in a Thai cave brings joy to relatives but despair at the long rescue ahead.
Grilled pork and dessert had been prepared as a post-football birthday treat for Pheeraphat -- known by his nickname 'Night' -- who turned 16 on June 23.
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