Dom, one of 12 boys saved in the Tham Luang cave rescue mission in northern Thailand almost five years ago, has died in an accident in England, UK, where he went to study football.
A Buddhist monk and Dom’s former teacher, Supatpong Methigo, broke the news on Facebook this morning. The monk said he was informed by Dom’s grandmother, who gives him alms every morning, that Dom had died in an accident.
KhaoSod reports that Dom fell and hit his head on the ground in England. First aid attempts were made, however, Dom passed away shortly afterward, reports KhaoSod.
Last August, 17 year old Duangpetch “Dom” Promthep said his “dream had come true” when he was offered a football scholarship at Brook House College Football Academy in Leicester.
On June 23, 2018, 12 members of the Wild Boars football team – aged 11 to 16 years old – got stuck in a flooded cave system in Mae…
