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
Tham Luang cave rescue, June 2018
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 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]
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