{"id":3109,"date":"2023-02-16T05:58:27","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T16:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=3109"},"modified":"2023-02-16T05:58:27","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T16:58:27","slug":"duangpetch-promthep-one-of-the-12-boys-who-was-rescued-from-a-thai-cave-in-2018-has-died-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=3109","title":{"rendered":"Duangpetch Promthep, one of the 12 boys who was rescued from a Thai cave in 2018, has died in the UK."},"content":{"rendered":"
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The 17-year-old was found unconscious in his dorm in Leicestershire on Sunday and taken to hospital, where he died on Tuesday, the BBC has been told.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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He had been enrolled in a football academy in the UK since late last year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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He was captain of the Thai boys’ football team, which was trapped deep inside a cave for over two weeks while exploring in Chiang Rai province.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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His grinning face, caught by the torch light of a diver after the boys were found in the cave, was one of the most memorable images from the rescue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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