Duangpetch Promthep
Duangpetch Promthep (Thai: ดวงเพชร พรหมเทพ; RTGS: Duangphet Phromthep; 2005 or 2006 – 14 February 2023) was the Thai captain of the Wild Boars football team that was rescued from Tham Luang Nang Non cave in 2018.
Duangpetch Promthep | |
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ดวงเพชร พรหมเทพ | |
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| Born | 2005 or 2006 Chiang Rai, Thailand |
| Died | (aged 17) England |
| Other names | Dom (ดอม) |
| Alma mater | Brooke House College Football Academy |
| Known for | Tham Luang cave rescue |
He won a football scholarship to England in 2022, and died while in the UK in 2023.
Life
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Promthep was born in 2005 or 2006[1] to mother Chanta Jai-Ngiem,[2] and known as Dom.[3] He grew up in Chiang Rai.[1]
He was the captain of the Wild Boars football team that became trapped in the Tham Luang Nang Non cave on 23 June 2018,[1] prompting the seventeen-day Tham Luang cave rescue.[3]
In 2022, Promthep won a Zico Foundation[3] scholarship to Brooke House College Football Academy in Leicester, England.[4]
Death
Promthep died on 14 February 2023 in England.[3] He was taken to Kettering General Hospital after being found in an unconscious state[1] by a teacher in his dormitory, before being pronounced deceased.[3]
He was 17-years-old at the time of his death.[1] Leicestershire Police described the circumstances of death as unsuspicious.[1]
Following his death, Promthep's family made a public appeal to Zico Foundation leader and former footballer Kiatisuk Senamuang for funds to repatriate his body to Thailand.[5] After a cremation in the United Kingdom, Kiatisuk Senamuang delivered Promthep's ashes to his parents at Suvarnabhumi Airport on 4 March 2023.[6] A Buddhist ceremony was held for Promthep in the Wat Phra That Doi Wao temple in Chiang Rai province.[7]
References
- Head, Jonathan; Ng, Kelly (15 February 2023). "Thai cave rescue: Duangphet Phromthep, Wild Boars captain, dies in UK". BBC News. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- "Parents hoping for normalcy as Thai cave survivors head home". CBS News. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- Ratcliffe, Rebecca (15 February 2023). "Captain of football team rescued from Thai cave in 2018 dies in UK". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- Ke, Bryan (25 August 2022). "'My dream has come true': Thai boy saved during Tham Luang cave rescue receives football scholarship". Next Shark News. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- Promchertchoo, Pichayada (16 February 2023). "Death of Thai boy rescued from cave: Mum appeals for help to bring body home from UK". CNA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- Promchertchoo, Pichayada (4 March 2023). "Ashes of Thai footballer rescued from cave in 2018 return to family in Thailand". CNA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- "Thai soccer player farewelled less than 10km from cave where he became trapped with teammates". ABC News (Australia). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.