Chiang Rai (Thailand) – A total of 17 soccer balls adorn the Duangpetch Promthep Shrine (17) – one for each year of life.
In Thailand, friends and family said goodbye to the young footballer. In 2018, Dom was a survivor of the drama when his entire crew was trapped in a stalactite cave for nine days.
In 2018, soccer player Dom Promthep was rescued from a cave in Thailand in an amazing relief operation. Now the 17-year-old died in England
In recent years, Dom Promthep, as it was called by many, has become increasingly popular. Netflix documents his fate in the movie “The Cave”. In Bangkok, the King’s Cathedral organized a party in his honor. Just last year he moved to a football academy in Leicester, England, fulfilling his lifelong dream.
In 2018, the Thai soccer team was trapped in a cave for nine days
On 13 February, Dom was found unconscious at his home in Leicestershire with a head wound after slipping. He was taken to hospital, where he died on February 15.