in fact it may be payton gendron was trying to spare himself from the death penalty in the federal case that he still faces. some sad news now one of the 12 boys who was rescued from a thai cave in 2018, has died in the uk. 17 year old duangpetch promthep suffered a head injury while attending a football academy in the uk. the exact circumstances of the accident are not yet known, but he s reported to have fallen and hit his head. 0ur south east asia correspondent jonathan head reports. his winning smile, even after nine days in the dark with no food, brought cheer to a global audience gripped by the thai cave drama. duangpetch promthep s rescue, with his coach and all 11 of his team mates, by volunteer divers from across the world, over formidable terrain, seems little short of miraculous. as did their rapid recovery in hospital. and their unbroken spirit, on display in this first encounter with the hundreds
has died in the uk. 17 year old duangpetch promthep suffered a head injury while attending a football academy in the uk. the exact circumstances of the accident are not yet known, but he s reported to have fallen and hit his head. our south east asia correspondent jonathan head reports. his winning smile, even after nine days in the dark with no food, brought cheer to a global audience gripped by the thai cave drama. duangpetch promthep s rescue, with his coach and all 11 of his team mates, by volunteer divers from across the world, over formidable terrain, seems little short of miraculous. as did their rapid recovery in hospital. and their unbroken spirit, on display in this first encounter with the hundreds ofjournalists who descended on thailand to report their underground ordeal. we were at his house in the little border town of mae sai when dom was finally able to go home to a family who could scarcely believe they had him back in one piece. theirfame opened new opportunities for
after nine days in the dark with no food, brought cheer to a global audience gripped by the thai cave drama. duangpetch promthep s rescue, with his coach and all 11 of his team mates, by volunteer divers from across the world, over formidable terrain, seems little short of miraculous. as did their rapid recovery in hospital. and their unbroken spirit, on display in this first encounter with the hundreds ofjournalists who descended on thailand to report their underground ordeal. we were at his house in the little border town of mae sai when dom was finally able to go home to a family who could scarcely believe they had him back in one piece. theirfame opened new opportunities for boys whose prospects in life had been limited before. still football mad, dom won a scholarship last
his winning smile, even after nine days in the dark with no food, brought cheer to a global audience gripped by the thai cave drama. duangpetch promthep s rescue, with his coach and all 11 of his team mates, by volunteer divers from across the world, over formidable terrain, seems little short of miraculous. as did their rapid recovery in hospital. and their unbroken spirit, on display in this first encounter with the hundreds ofjournalists who descended on thailand to report their underground ordeal. we were at his house in the little border town of mae sai when dom was finally able to go home to a family who could scarcely believe they had him back in one piece. theirfame opened new opportunities for boys whose prospects in life had been limited before. still football mad, dom