Friends and family in Thailand remember boy rescued from cave

Former football coach Ekkapol Chanthawong, second right, prays during the funeral ceremony (Sakchai Lalit/AP)

Friends and family of one of the boys rescued from a flooded cave in northern Thailand in 2018 bid farewell to their teammate who died in the UK last month, remembering him as a natural leader with a promising life.

The shrine for Duangphet “Dom” Phromthep was decorated with 17 footballs, each representing his age.