Duangphet Phromthep, one of the 12 boys rescued from a flooded Thai cave after a weekslong operation that drew global attention in 2018, has died in the U.K., British and Thai officials announced Wednesday.
Phromthep, who was enrolled in a soccer academy in Leicestershire, England, died after being rushed to hospital on Sunday, Leicestershire Police said in a statement to CNN.
Zico Foundation, a Thai non-profit organization which had helped Phromthep study in the UK via a soccer scholarship, wrote on Facebook Wednesday: "Zico Foundation would like to express our sorrow for the pass of Dom Duangpet Phromthep, a scholarship student from Zico foundation," posting a picture of Phromthep.
Divers involved in the rescue described treacherous conditions, with fast-moving shallow water passing through very narrow passages. The most dangerous part was the first kilometer, during which the divers and boys are required to squeeze through a narrow, flooded channel. From hospital, after his rescue, he said he wanted pork and rice to eat and thanked everyone for all their support.
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