Some of the remaining members of the Wild Boars football team rescued from a cave in Thailand in 2018 were reunited today following the tragic death of their captain in the UK.

The youngsters arrived together along with the mother of Duangphet 'Dom' Phromthep for a memorial service at a Buddhist temple in their hometown of Chiang Rai, northern Thailand.

They were joined by coach Nopparat Kanthawong, Duangphet's mother Thanaporn Phromthep and several of his relatives.

As Duangphet's body has not yet been repatriated, the young man's parents took his pictures, clothes, and shoes to the memorial service.

His favourite Nike trainers and a colourful t-shirt were laid on the ground below his photograph and dozens of bunches of flowers.

In accordance with Buddhist beliefs, they prayed for Dom's spirit to 'come back home'.

Temple abbott Phra Kru Prayut Jetiyanukarn said: 'Everyone was devastated when they heard the news of Duangphet's passing. He was only 17 years old. It's been hard on his parents and friends.

'It had always been his dream since he was little to travel abroad and play football.'

Duangphet died on February 14 following an apparent accident in his dorm at the Brooke House College football academy in Market Harborough, Leicestershire. The cause of his sudden death was not explained by officials in the UK.

Duangphet was the former captain of the Wild Boars football team in Thailand. The group was rescued from the Tham Luang Cave in July 2018, following an intense mission that gripped the world.

Duangphet received a scholarship from the Sport Education Project and the Zico Foundation by Thai football legend Kiatisuk 'Zico' Senamuang.