Boy who was rescued from Thai cave dies in UK
Boy, 17, who was rescued from Thai cave dies in UK: Captain of football team which was trapped in cave for two weeks dies after ‘sustaining a head injury’
- Duangpetch Promthep, 17, was among the 12 boys who became trapped in 2018
- His cause of death is currently unclear but reports say he sustained a head injury
A boy who was rescued from a Thai cave in 2018 has died in the UK.
Duangpetch Promthep was among the 12 young football players on the Wild Boars team who became trapped by rising floodwaters for two weeks.
Their story and eventual rescue by a team of nearly 100 divers gripped global attention.
The cause of Promthep’s death is currently unclear, but reports say the teenager suffered a head injury. He enrolled in the Brooke House College Football Academy in Leicester late in 2022 when he was 17.
Promthep was the captain of the Wild Boards (Moo Pa in Thai).
Duangpetch Promthep (pictured centre) was among the 12 young football players on the Wild Boars team who became trapped by rising floodwaters for two weeks. Their story and eventual rescue by a team of nearly 100 divers gripped global attention
He and his teammates ventured into the Tham Luang cave on June 23 2018, before they became trapped.
The boys were trapped in the complex from June 23 last year for 18 days, before they were saved by a team of specialist divers, led by British experts and Thai Navy SEALs.
It has been reported that following the cave rescue, Promthep came to the UK to play football, enrolling at Leicester’s Brooke House College Football Academy.
Breaking the news of his death on Facebook, a Buddhist monk named Supatpong Methigo said they were informed of the tragic event by his grandmother.
The monk claims that the teenager hit his head and couldn’t be saved.
MailOnline has reached out to the Brooke House College Football Academy for more information.