reader Posted March 4, 2023 Posted March 4, 2023 From The Nation The ashes of 17-year-old Duangpetch “Dom” Promthep – one of 12 young members of the Wild Boars football team rescued from a flooded cave in Chiang Rai in 2018 – were given to his family at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok on Saturday, after being blessed upon their return from England. Ruthrieston, Vessey, splinter1949 and 4 others 7 Quote
reader Posted March 5, 2023 Author Posted March 5, 2023 Some 100 people attended the prayer ceremony, including Duangpetch’s parents and relatives, members of the Wild Boars team and others who were involved in the Tham Luang cave rescue. The prayers were led by the temple’s abbot Phra Kru Prayut Chetiyanukarn.(From The Nation) splinter1949, BL8gPt, alvnv and 5 others 8 Quote
reader Posted March 7, 2023 Author Posted March 7, 2023 Family members, accompanied by monks and fellow mourners, release the ashes of Duangphet Phromthep in a makeshift boat along with soccer balls and some of his prized possessions into the Mekong River in Thailand on March 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) Ruthrieston, BL8gPt, alvnv and 2 others 5 Quote
khaolakguy Posted March 8, 2023 Posted March 8, 2023 If you nearly died previously having been trapped in a cave by water........the choice of putting the ashes into water is an interesting one. Quote
