Duangphet Phromthep
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 |
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.
He won a football scholarship to England in 2022. He died by suicide in 2023.
Life[edit]
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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[edit]
On 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]
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.