Boy who survived Thai cave rescue dies in UK

Duangpetch Promthep, 1 of the 12 boys who was rescued from a Thai cave successful 2018, has died successful the UK.

The origin of the decease is unclear, but the teen is reported to person sustained a caput injury.

He enrolled successful the Brooke House College Football Academy successful Leicester precocious past twelvemonth erstwhile helium was 17.

He was the skipper of the Thai boys' shot team, which was trapped on with their manager for 2 weeks portion exploring successful the Chiang Rai province.

Promthep's parent has informed the Wat Doi Wao temple successful his location municipality successful Chiang Rai, which the squad frequented. Some of his teammates from the cave rescue person besides shared the news connected their societal media accounts.

The temple posted condolences to Promthep - besides known arsenic Dom - connected Facebook connected Wednesday. "May Dom's psyche remainder successful peace," said the post, which was accompanied by pictures of the shot squad with monks.

Zico Foundation, a Thai non-profit that had helped Promthep triumph a assistance to survey successful England, besides expressed condolences connected Facebook.

Promthep was portion of the Wild Boars (Moo Pa successful Thai) shot team, that had ventured into the Tham Luang cave connected 23 June 2018 and was aboriginal trapped by rising flood waters.

Promthep was 13 then, portion his teammates were aged betwixt 11 and 16.

The boys and their manager emerged 2 weeks later, aft a melodramatic hunt and rescue effort involving astir 100 Thai and overseas divers.

Tham Luang is Thailand's 4th biggest cave strategy and was 1 of the team's favourite haunts.

The rescue made headlines astir the world, and assorted films and books person been made connected the story.