Ashes of Thailand ‘cave boy’ released on Mekong River

Ashes of Thai ‘cave boy’ Duangphet released on Mekong River

Seventeen-year-old Duangphet Phromthep died last month while attending a sports academy in England.

Ashes of Thailand boy rescued from flooded cave released on Mekong River

Family members, monks and friends watched from a boat Monday as the ashes of one of the 12 boys rescued from a flooded cave in northern Thailand in 2018 were released into the Mekong River. Seventeen-year-old Duangphet Phromthep died last month while attending a sports academy in England. Duangphet's ashes floated away in a makeshift vessel, along with soccer balls and some of his prized possessions, in an area of the river in Chiang Rai, the co…

Thai cave boy’s ashes scattered at river after his death at football academy

The ashes of one of the 12 young Thai footballers rescued from a flooded cave in 2018 were released into the Mekong River in a ceremony watched by family and friends.

Ashes of Thailand ‘cave boy’ released on Mekong River

His body was cremated in a Buddhist ceremony in England in accordance with his family’s wishes.

Ashes of Thailand 'cave boy' released on Mekong River

Family members, monks and friends watched from a boat as the ashes of one of the 12 boys rescued from a flooded cave in Thailand in 2018 were released into the Mekong River

Ashes of Thailand ‘cave boy’ released on Mekong River

CHIANG SAEN, Thailand (AP) — Family members, monks and friends watched from a boat Monday as the ashes of one of the 12 boys rescued from a flooded cave in northern Thailand in 2018 were released into the Mekong River. Seventeen-year-old Duangphet Phromthep died last month while attending a sports academy in England. Duangphet’s ashes […]