BREAKING: One of the 12 young footballers rescued from a Thai cave in 2018 has died. 7NEWS
Promthep enrolled in the Brooke House College Football Academy in Leicestershire last year, when he was 17.The teenager had shared his excitement about earning a scholarship to play football in England.“And today my dream came true. I’m going to be a football student in England,” he shared.The Zico Foundation, which offered the teen the pathway to England via a scholarship, expressed their “condolences” on his death.
They were trapped inside for more than two weeks after a flash flood blocked their only exit, leading to Thailand’s biggest-ever rescue operation that involved thousands of people from many countries. The 19-day search and rescue mission gained worldwide attention through many dramatic twists; from finding all members safe and sound after over a week without food, to a death of a rescuer, and finally a safe rescue by diving through high floodwaters.
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