Rescue of Thai cave boys creates a tourist draw

MAE SAI, Thailand - Tourists snap selfies by a bronze statue of the diver who died trying to save the Wild Boars soccer team from a flooded cave, while mementos from their rescue fly off the shelves - scooped up by more than 1 million people who have descended on a once serene mountainside in northern Thailand.

"It's amazing what happened here. I followed everything from Australia," tourist John McGowan said after taking photographs at the visitor center around 100 meters from the Tham Luang cave entrance.

"I wanted to see it with my own eyes," the 60-year-old said, adding he was a little disappointed the cave is still off-limits to visitors.