One of the 12 young footballers rescued from a Thai cave in 2018 has died in the UK.
Duangpetch “Dom” Promthep’s cause of death is unclear although reports suggest he sustained a head injury.
His mother informed the Wat Doi Wao temple in his hometown before the temple posted condolences to Promthep on social media, saying: “May Dom’s soul rest in peace.”
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Promthep was 17 and had enrolled in the Brooke House College Football Academy in Leicestershire.
The teen was the captain of the the Wild Boars team, a group of boys aged 11 to 16 and their coach, that visited the Tham Luang cave, Thailand’s fourth-longest cave stretching over 10 kilometres, on June 23, 2018.
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.
More to come…