Gaybutton Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Rescued "Wild Boars" Footballer Dies in UK February 15, 2023 Luang cave survivor Duangphet “Dom” Phromthep, the captain of the Wild Boars football team, has died suddenly in England. One of the young "Wild Boars" footballers rescued from flooded Luang Cave in Chiang Rai in 2018 has died suddenly in England. The death of teenager Duangphet “Dom’’ Phromthep came as a shock to his family and friends. The cause of death was unclear. Unconfirmed reports in British media said he sustained a head injury. He had signed up for the Brooke House College Football Academy in Leicester, England, last year. Social media was inundated with messages of grief and condolence when the news broke on Wednesday. The Zico Foundation posted a message and a photo of Duangphet, or Nong Dom, who had received a football scholarship from the foundation. Phra Khu Prayut Jetiyanukarn, abbot of Wat Phra That Doi Wao in Chiang Rai, said Duangphet’s mother phoned him around 6am and said that her son had died. The abbot said initial reports were that there was an accident, a fall, and Duangphet was injured. He was admitted to hospital and put on a ventilator but later died. The family was in touch with the Foreign Affairs Ministry and details would be announced later. Relatives in tambon Wiang Phang Kham told reporters they were informed the boy had been injured in an accident that led to his death. Details would be given out by the boy’s football club in England, they said. Duangphet was the captain of the Wild Boars football team whose rescue from a flooded cave captured the attention of the world in 2018. He won a scholarship to study at the football academy in Leicestershire. Duangphet posted a message on his Instagram account after receiving the scholarship. "Today, my dream has come true because I will become a football student in England,'' he said. Between June and July 2018, Thai and international rescue teams scoured flooded Luang cave in Chiang Rai's Mae Sai district to find 12 "Wild Boar" footballers aged between 11 and 16 and their 25-year-old assistant coach, who went to explore the underground complex on June 23 after football practice. They were trapped inside by a sudden storm and flood for 17 days before being finally found by two British divers. A complex and dangerous rescue followed. One rescuer died in the flooded cave. The Zico Foundation posts a message of condolences and a photo of Duangphet "Dom" Phromthep on its Facebook page on Wednesday. Duangphet was the first person to talk to the rescue team when he and his friends were trapped inside Luang cave in Chiang Rai's Mae Sai district between June and July 2018. https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2507244/rescued-wild-boars-footballer-dies-in-uk TMax, maump, sydneyboy1 and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PeterRS Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 This must be one of the most heart-wrenching stories of the year. Just as we wept when all 13 of those trapped in the cave were miraculously rescued and had witnessed the help given by so many Thais from all walks of life and others from all over the world, now we weep at the death of this young man who had cheated death once only for him to succumb a second time so soon thereafter. I do find it curious, though, that the cause of his sad death is still not known. The BBC website reports the inquest into his death opened and was adjourned yesterday. An expert claimed that the cause of his death was now known but could not be released due to "continuing enquiries." It will finally be revealed at a hearing on 6th July. I wonder what "continuing enquiries" means, the more so when all investigating the case have stated they believe the cause of his death was not suspicious. And surely this is an extraordinarily long time to wait for a result. Apparently he was still conscious when found but ater died in hospital. The abbot of Wat Phra That Doi may well be correct in suggesting he had sustained a head injury. A teenager receiving a blow to the head may not consider it important but older people will know it can set off trouble in the brain which without treatment can result in death. But this of course is mere speculation and it's no doubt best not to speculate further for now. In the meantime I am sure we all extend deepest condolences to the young man's family, his community and all those who were rescued and enabled that rescue to take place. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-64732942 traveller123, Ruthrieston, reader and 7 others 3 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reader Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 8 hours ago, PeterRS said: Apparently he was still conscious when found but ater died in hospital. This is indeed a heart-wrenching event. I was in Thailand for the duration of the rescue and vividly recall the way it affected myself and others. Concerning the boy's state when first responders arrived in his room, he was actually reported to be alive but unconscious. "Thailand's football legend Kiatisuk "Zico" Senamuang, whose charity helped Duangpetch secure a three-year scholarship in Britain, said a teacher had found him unconscious in his room at the school." (Agence France-Presse) Although an autopsy may establish the cause of death, the circumstances of death (i.e., mechanism of injury, events preceding injury) may not be immediately apparent. The final ruling may be delayed pending further investigation, even if the cause is not deemed to be suspicious at that time. alvnv and Ruthrieston 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reader Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 From Coconuts Bangkok Wild Boars footballer to be cremated in England Monks pray in the room where 17-year-old Duangphet “Dom” Phromthep was found unresponsive earlier this month. The boy died on Feb. 14 at a hospital in Leicester, England, where he had gone to study four years after he was rescued from a cave in northern Thailand. Photo: Zico Foundation Funerary rites will be held in England and Thailand tomorrow for the teen football player who died under mysterious circumstances at a football academy five years after he was rescued from a flooded cave. Ceremonies for Duangphet “Dom” Phromthep will be held in Leicester, England, and the Mae Dai district of Chiang Rai province, after which his ashes will be returned home to Thailand on Saturday. Duangphet’s mother, Thanaporn Phromthep, told reporters that the family has been making merit to monks every morning since the 17-year-old student was found unconscious in his dorm room at Brooke House College in Leicester. She said she and other family members would be present for his cremation in England prior to returning home with his ashes. Thanaporn said that her son’s ashes would then be brought to a traditional merit-making ceremony for three days and two nights at Wat Phra That Doi Wao, located just up the road from where he spent 18 days trapped inside Tham Luang with 11 other young footballers and their 25-year-old coach in 2018. After the rites, his ashes will be spread in a ceremony at the Mekong River in nearby Chiang Saen district. No clear reason for Duangphet’s death has been made public despite rumors in media reports that he suffered a fatal head injury. According to the BBC, his death was not being investigated as suspicious. Ruthrieston 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gayinpattaya Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 He should have stayed in Thailand. It's really very sad. Thai parents should learn not to send their kids to Islamic, non democratic shitholes, full of terrorists boated in daily. prickles, GWMinUS, kokopelli3 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinapu Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 1 hour ago, gayinpattaya said: Thai parents should learn not to send their kids to Islamic, non democratic shitholes, full of terrorists boated in daily. sure , better to send them to North Korea, certainly not Islamic, for sure democratic as very name says Korean Peoples-Democratic Republic and nobody is boated in as country is sealed from outside pretty much. alvnv 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PeterRS Posted February 28 Popular Post Share Posted February 28 3 hours ago, gayinpattaya said: He should have stayed in Thailand. It's really very sad. Thai parents should learn not to send their kids to Islamic, non democratic shitholes, full of terrorists boated in daily. I'll not comment on the second line with its vitriolic and quite uncalled for stupidity. As for the first line, this boy was fulfilling his dream. I have no doubt he was deliriously happy to be achieving that. If we all stayed home, what a boring, moronic lot we'd all be! Ruthrieston, Londoner, alvnv and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
