The 17-year-old, who rose to prominence as one of 13 boys rescued from a Thai cave in 2018, died in England on Tuesday.
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Phromthep, known to friends as Dom, moved to England last year to undertake a soccer scholarship at Brooke House College Football Academy in Leicestershire, England. He was discovered unconscious in his room at the academy and later died in hospital.
“We are waiting for his body to return,” said Phromthep’s mother, Thanaporn Duangthep, at a virtual news conference from the town Mae Sai, in northern Thailand, the
New York Times reported. She said that at least her son’s sporting dreams came true before he died.
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What is Duangphet Phromthep’s cause of death?
While Phromthep’s cause of death has not been confirmed, local police in Leicestershire said the death is not being treated as suspicious. Meanwhile, the northern regional branch of the Thai government’s public relations arm said on Facebook that Phromthep died as a result of an accident. No further details were provided.
Kiatisuk “Zico” Senamuang, the founder of Zico Foundation—which facilitated Phromthep’s soccer scholarship—told reporters Wednesday that the boy was generally believed to be in good health but a teacher found the student unconscious in his dorm room Sunday afternoon.
He was rushed to hospital and remained in critical condition but later died after becoming unresponsive.
Brooke House College Football Academy’s principal Ian Smith said in a statement on Wednesday that Phromthep’s death has left the community
shaken: “We unite in grief with all of Dom’s family, friends, former teammates and those involved in all parts of his life, as well as everyone affected in any way by this loss in Thailand and throughout the college’s global family.”
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In a news conference, Phromthep’s mother said she hoped a Buddhist monk in England will conduct funeral rites for him so his spirit is not trapped where he died, as stipulated in Buddhist beliefs, the Associated Press reported.
Why did Phromthep move to England in 2022?
Phromthep fulfilled a personal ambition last summer when he earned a scholarship to study at Brooke House College Football Academy. Phromthep described the achievement as a “dream come true”
on Instagram at the time.
