Captain of Thai soccer team rescued from cave dies in UK
The captain of the boys’ soccer team that was dramatically rescued after being trapped in a flooded Thai cave for two weeks in 2018 has died. He was 18.
Duangpetch Promthep was found unconscious in his dorm in Leicestershire, UK, on Sunday, and died at the hospital on Tuesday,The talented player’s passing comes just months after he arrived at Brooke House College Football Academy, where he received a scholarship last summer.Promthep, who was known as “Dom,” and 11 of his teammates on the Wild Boars youth soccer team made international headlines when they and their coach, Ekkaphon Kanthawong.
The group then spent another several days in the cave before they were sedated and rescued between July 8-10.Nearly five years after the miraculous rescue, the BBC confirmed that Promthep’s mother shared news of her son’s death with the Wat Doi Wao temple in Chiang Rai.The temple subsequently posted a message that read “May Dom’s soul rest in peace” alongside a photo of the famous soccer team with monks.“Sleep well, my dear friend.
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