In 2018, 12 boys were rescued from a flooded cave Thailand. It was an operation that lasted about seven days and caught the attention of the whole world. This week, five years after the event, one of the 12 boys had the death confirmed this Wednesday (15th) in the UK.
A boy trapped in Thailand died this week
Duangphet Phromthep, aged 17, was in England working at Leicestershire Football Academy. Last Sunday, the boy was taken to the hospital immediately after feeling ill, police told local CNN. The cause of death has not yet been confirmed and they did not give any further details, only saying that the teenager died from an accident.
The Zico Foundation was an organization that took the teenager to the UK to study after the cave accident and earned the boy a football scholarship. The foundation mourned via Facebook and announced the death:
“The Zico Foundation would like to express our sadness at the death of Bishop Duangpet Phromthep, a Zico Foundation fellow,” she wrote, along with a photo of Phromthep.
Rescue in 2018
The rescue involved the movement of people from around the world to save the lives of 12 boys along with theirs Trainer. In northern Thailand’s Chiang Rai province, a dense network of caves began to flood as the group passed through them.
The accident resulted in them being confined at the scene for more than 10 days. An unforgettable event filled with agony brought joyful laughter as the rescue of 13 people was announced.
With the recent announcement of Phromthep’s death, one of the colleagues trapped in the cave posted a tribute on Facebook:
“We’ve been through a lot together, good times and bad. We had been through life and death situations together when you told me to wait until you became a national team player. I always believed you could. When we last met before you left for the UK, I said jokingly that I would ask for your signature when you came back. Rest in peace brother we will always have each other the 13 of us.”