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Tham Luang Cave survivor killed himself in UK school, investigation shows

Duangphet, also known by his nickname “Dom”, was one of the 12 members of the Wild Boar football team trapped in Tham Luang Cave by flooding in June 2018.

The world was transfixed for 17 days as an elaborate international mission unfolded to rescue the young footballers and their coach after they were trapped by rising water in the Chiang Rai cave system.

The 200-metre-deep Chamber 1, which visitors use to enter the cave complex, was the command centre for a rescue operation led by Chiang Rai Governor Narongsak Osotthanakorn and Thai Navy Seals. Duangphet was among the second group of boys carried out of the cave on July 9.

The Wild Boars have since become celebrities, depicted in a series of films and documentaries about their ordeal.

After being rescued from the cave, Duangphet went to Chiang Mai to study sports and later received a scholarship to study at Brooke House…

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