Audio By Carbonatix
Duangpetch Promthep, one of the 12 boys who was rescued from a Thai cave in 2018, has died in the UK.
The cause of the death is unclear, but the teenager is reported to have sustained a head injury.
He enrolled in the Brooke House College Football Academy in Leicestershire late last year when he was 17.
Promthep was the captain of the Thai boys' football team, which was trapped along with their coach for two weeks while exploring in Chiang Rai province.
His mother informed the Wat Doi Wao temple in his home town in Chiang Rai, which the team frequented. Some of his teammates from the cave rescue have also shared the news on their social media accounts.
The temple posted condolences to Promthep - also known as Dom - on Facebook on Wednesday. "May Dom's soul rest in peace," said the post, which was accompanied by pictures of the football team with monks.
Zico Foundation, a Thai non-profit that had helped Promthep win a scholarship to study in England, also expressed condolences on Facebook.
Promthep was part of the Wild Boars (Moo Pa in Thai) football team, that had ventured into the Tham Luang cave on 23 June 2018 and was later trapped by rising flood waters.
He was 13 then, while his teammates were aged between 11 and 16.
The boys and their coach emerged two weeks later, after a dramatic search and rescue effort involving nearly 100 Thai and foreign divers. They were rescued while sedated with the drug ketamine.
Tham Luang is Thailand's fourth biggest cave system and was one of the team's favourite haunts.
The rescue made headlines around the world, and various films and books were later made to retell the extraordinary story, including a six-episode miniseries released by Netflix last year.
Latest Stories
-
Director General of NaCCA must be fired for sleeping on the job – Ntim Fordjour
8 minutes -
Foh-Amoaning urges inquiry into curriculum after NaCCA withdraws teacher manual over gender content
20 minutes -
Learning to Stay Healthy in the New Year – Focus on the Basics
22 minutes -
Ghana aims to attain WHO Level Five preparedness under new health security plan
24 minutes -
African nations slam U.S. military strikes in Venezuela as threat to global sovereignty
34 minutes -
President Mahama’s First Year: Cautious reform or dangerous complacency?
40 minutes -
Prof Bokpin calls on gov’t to apologise over NaCCA SHS teacher manual response
43 minutes -
UN Security Council weighs dangerous precedent set by US military operation in Venezuela
45 minutes -
Semenyo’s personality fits right with Man City team – Bernardo Silva
50 minutes -
One killed in road crash at Anyaa Market
54 minutes -
China announces record $1tn trade surplus despite Trump tariffs
58 minutes -
Global temperatures dipped in 2025 but more heat records on way, scientists warn
58 minutes -
Police arrest man over alleged sale of 3-year-old son for GH¢1m
1 hour -
Asiedu Nketia calls for investigation into cocoa sack procurement under ex-government
1 hour -
Ghanaians divided over DStv upgrades as government ramps up anti-piracy war
1 hour
