Duangphet Phromthep (Thai: ดวงเพชร พรหมเทพ; 3 July 2005 – 14 February 2023) was the Thai captain of the Wild Boars football team that was rescued from Tham Luang Nang Non cave in 2018.
Duangphet Phromthep | |
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ดวงเพชร พรหมเทพ | |
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| Born | 3 July 2005 Chiang Rai, Thailand |
| Died | 14 February 2023 (aged 17) Kettering General Hospital, Northamptonshire, 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. He died by suicide in 2023.
Life
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Duangphet was born on 3 July 2005[1][2] to mother Chanta Jai-Ngiem,[3] and known as Dom.[4] He grew up in Chiang Rai.[5]
He was the captain of the Wild Boars football team that became trapped in the Tham Luang Nang Non cave on 23 June 2018,[5] prompting the seventeen-day Tham Luang cave rescue.[4]
In 2022, Duangphet won a Zico Foundation[4] scholarship to Brooke House College Football Academy in Leicestershire, England.[6]
Death
editOn 12 February 2023, Duangphet was found unconscious in his room at Brooke House College Football Academy. He was taken to Kettering General Hospital, where he died on 14 February.[4][5][7][8]
He was 17 years old at the time of his death.[5] Leicestershire Police described the circumstances of death as unsuspicious.[5]
Following his death, Duangphet's family made a public appeal to Zico Foundation leader and former footballer Kiatisuk Senamuang for funds to repatriate his body to Thailand.[9] After a cremation in the United Kingdom, Kiatisuk Senamuang delivered Duangphet's ashes to his parents at Suvarnabhumi Airport on 4 March 2023.[10] A Buddhist ceremony was held for Duangphet in the Wat Phra That Doi Wao temple in Chiang Rai province.[11]
An inquest concluded that he had died by suicide.[7][12][13][14] The reason for his death is unknown.[15]
References
edit- ^ "ประวัติ 'ดอม ดวงเพชร' 1 ในเด็กไทยติดถ้ำหลวง จากทีมฟุตบอลหมูป่าอะเคเดมี่". The Thaiger (in Thai). 15 February 2023. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023.
- ^ "คนใกล้ชิดร่วมอาลัย "น้องดอม" สมาชิกหมูป่า เสียชีวิต". Kom Chad Luek (in Thai). 15 February 2023. Archived from the original on 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Parents hoping for normalcy as Thai cave survivors head home". CBS News. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ a b c d e Head, Jonathan; Ng, Kelly (15 February 2023). "Thai cave rescue: Duangphet Phromthep, Wild Boars captain, dies in UK". BBC News. 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.
- ^ a b Lowbridge, Caroline & PA news agency (27 October 2023). "Thai cave rescue: Duangphet Phromthep killed himself at school in UK". BBC. Archived from the original on 27 October 2023.
- ^ Kwai, Isabella; Suhartono, Muktita (15 February 2023). "Thai Soccer Player Who Survived Cave Flooding Dies at 17". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 15 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.
- ^ "ผลการสอบสวนของผู้พิพากษาในอังกฤษชี้ ดอม หมูป่า เสียชีวิตจากการฆ่าตัวตาย". BBC (in Thai). 28 October 2023. Archived from the original on 28 October 2023.
- ^ "Captain of Thai cave football team took his own life at UK school, coroner rules". The Guardian. 27 October 2023. Archived from the original on 27 October 2023.
- ^ Parke, Callum (27 October 2023). "Thai cave rescue football team captain killed himself at UK school, coroner rules". The Independent. Archived from the original on 28 October 2023.
- ^ "Thai cave rescue: Duangphet Phromthep killed himself at school in UK". BBC News. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2024.