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Family members, accompanied by monks and fellow mourners, release the ashes of Duangphet Phromthep in a makeshift boat, along with footballs and some of his prized possessions, into the Mekong River in Chiang Rai Province (Sakchai Lalit/AP)

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Ashes of Thai cave boy scattered on river after his death at football academy
Family members, monks and friends watched from a boat 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.
Portrait of Duangphet Phromthep seen at Wat Phra That Doi Wao temple in Chiang Rai province Thailand (Sakchai Lalit/AP)

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Funeral of Thai cave boy who died in UK ends with prayers
Former football coach Ekkapol Chanthawong, second right, prays during the funeral ceremony (Sakchai Lalit/AP)

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Friends and family in Thailand remember boy rescued from cave
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When 12 young footballers and their coach entered the Tham Luang Nang Non cave in Thailand, it was supposed to be a fun outing after football practice. But when a torrent of flood water rushed in after heavy rain, the group became trapped on a small rock shelf deep inside the cave’s vast network of tunnels.

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