Wild Boar footballer Dom’s ashes scattered on Mekong River in final farewell

A ceremony was held this morning (Tuesday), in the northern province of Chiang Rai, to scatter the ashes of and to bid farewell to 17-year-old Duangphet Promthep, aka “Dom”, a member of the Wild Boar football team who died while studying in the United Kingdom in mid-February.

Over a hundred people, including family members, friends, former Wild Board teammates and former coach, Ekkaphon Kanthawong, participated in the religious ceremony, which began with a merit-making ritual at Phra That Doi Wao Temple in Wiang Phang Kham sub-district.

The abbot of the temple led a group of monks, family members and friends of Duangphet on a boat ride on the Mekong River to scatter the ashes.

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