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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.
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