'It's not finished': Diver called 'pedo' by Elon Musk on Twitter hits back

A British diver involved in the Thai cave rescue is considering legal action against Elon Musk after being labelled a “pedo guy”.

British diver Vern Unsworth told CNN, Elon Musk’s six-foot submarine, which was presented at the Tham Luang cave to rescue the 12 boys and their coach trapped inside, had no chance of working.

The craft was never used and the tweets have since been deleted.

“It wouldn’t have made the first fifty metres into the cave… just a PR stunt,” Mr Unsworth said.

The Tesla CEO hit back in a series of tweets labelling Mr Unsworth a “pedo guy” or pedophile.

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When asked about the comments on Monday, Mr Unsworth said he will now consider legal action.

“I can’t put words to what I feel about the guy but it’s not finished,” he said.

“I believe he’s called me a pedophile. Well, rescuing 12 young boys, by definition that puts everybody else in the same context.”

The diver added while he hasn’t seen the tweets he thinks “people realise what sort of guy he is”.

When asked if he would consider legal action against Mr Musk over the comments, he said, “yes, it’s not finished”.

Mr Unsworth lives in Chiang Rai. His knowledge of the cave system is said to be have been instrumental in the rescue of the boys and their 25-year-old coach.