Boy who survived Thai cave rescue dies in UK aged 17
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Duangpetch Promthep was attending a soccer academy in Leicestershire when he was found unconscious in his dorm room and rushed to hospital.
Duangpetch Promthep, one of 12 boys rescued from a cave in Thailand in 2018, has died while attending school in the U.K. He was just 17 years old.
Promthep was found unconscious in his dorm room in Leicestershire on Sunday, the BBC reported. He was rushed to Kettering General Hospital, where he died on Tuesday.
Leicestershire Police said his death is not being treated as suspicious.
According to the northern regional branch of the Thai government, Phromthep died of a head injury due to an accident, though no additional details were provided.
“The atmosphere at his house in Chiang Rai province was full of sorrow,” PR Thailand’s statement said.
In 2018, Phromthep was the captain of the Wild Boars youth soccer team when he and his teammates became trapped deep inside a flooded cave for over two weeks in Chiang Rai, Thailand. After a daring international rescue effort, all 12 of the young soccer players and their coach were saved.
Since last year, Phromtep has been attending a soccer academy in the U.K. on a scholarship. The Brooke House College Football Academy has yet to release a statement about the student’s death.
Promthep and his former teammates in Thailand rejoiced when he announced on Instagram that he had won a scholarship to the academy in August.
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