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Bhumi Jensen (always called Bhumi ???????; or Khun Poom) (August 16, 1983 - December 26, 2004), was a grandson of King Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej

Bhumibol Adulyadej , is the current Monarchy of Thailand. Publicly acclaimed "the Great" , he is also known as Rama . Having reigned since 9 June 1946, he is the world's List of longest reigning current monarchs current head of state and the List of longest reigning monarchs of all time monarch in History of Thailand....
 of Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
, after whom he was named. He was the son of the king's eldest daughter, Princess Ubol Ratana Rajakanya
Ubol Ratana

Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya of Thailand , born April 5, 1951 in Lausanne, Switzerland, is the eldest child of Bhumibol Adulyadej and Sirikit. She relinquished her royal title and settled in the United States with her husband, Peter Ladd Jensen, but came back to Thailand after divorcing in 1998....
, and her American (former) husband Peter Ladd Jensen
Peter Ladd Jensen

Peter Ladd Jensen, is the former husband of Ubol Ratana, Princess of Thailand. He studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts where he met fellow student Ubol Rattana Rajakanya of Thailand, daughter of Bhumibol Adulyadej....
. Bhumi Jensen, who was commonly known as Khun Poom, had autism
Autism

Autism is a Neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior....
. Jensen's condition brought about much awareness about autism in Thailand.






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Bhumi Jensen (always called Bhumi ???????; or Khun Poom) (August 16, 1983 - December 26, 2004), was a grandson of King Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej

Bhumibol Adulyadej , is the current Monarchy of Thailand. Publicly acclaimed "the Great" , he is also known as Rama . Having reigned since 9 June 1946, he is the world's List of longest reigning current monarchs current head of state and the List of longest reigning monarchs of all time monarch in History of Thailand....
 of Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
, after whom he was named. He was the son of the king's eldest daughter, Princess Ubol Ratana Rajakanya
Ubol Ratana

Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya of Thailand , born April 5, 1951 in Lausanne, Switzerland, is the eldest child of Bhumibol Adulyadej and Sirikit. She relinquished her royal title and settled in the United States with her husband, Peter Ladd Jensen, but came back to Thailand after divorcing in 1998....
, and her American (former) husband Peter Ladd Jensen
Peter Ladd Jensen

Peter Ladd Jensen, is the former husband of Ubol Ratana, Princess of Thailand. He studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts where he met fellow student Ubol Rattana Rajakanya of Thailand, daughter of Bhumibol Adulyadej....
. Bhumi Jensen, who was commonly known as Khun Poom, had autism
Autism

Autism is a Neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior....
. Jensen's condition brought about much awareness about autism in Thailand. Despite his father being a foreigner, Jensen was accorded royal status in Thailand. He attended Kasetsart University Laboratory School
Kasetsart University Laboratory School

Kasetsart University Laboratory School Center for Educational Research and Development , informally known as Satit Kaset , is a well-known laboratory school in Bangkok, Thailand, operated under the auspices of Faculty of Education, Kasetsart University....
 in Bangkok
Bangkok

The city of Bangkok is the Capital , largest urban area and primary city of Thailand. Known in Thai language as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or Krung Thep for short, it was a small trading post at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River during the Ayutthaya Kingdom and came to the forefront of Thailand when it was given the status as the...
.

Jensen became a victim of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake

The was an undersea earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 Coordinated Universal Time on December 26, 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia....
, while he and his family were vacationing at the La Flora Resort hotel in Khao Lak
Khao Lak

Khao Lak is a seaside resort in Thailand, located 80 km north of Phuket International Airport in Amphoe Takua Pa, Phang Nga province and popular as a departure point for liveaboard scuba diving trips to the Similan Islands....
, Phang Nga province
Phang Nga Province

Phang Nga is one of the southern Provinces of Thailand of Thailand, on the shore to the Andaman Sea. Neighboring provinces are Ranong province, Surat Thani province and Krabi province....
. He was drowned when the tsunami
Tsunami

A is a series of ocean surface wave that is created when a large volume of a body of water, such as an ocean, is rapidly displaced. The Japanese term is literally translated into " harbor wave."...
 caused by the earthquake struck the coast of southern Thailand. His body was discovered on the beach the day following the tsunami. His uncle, the Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn
Maha Vajiralongkorn

Maha Vajiralongkorn is the only son of Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, and Queen Sirikit. He is currently crown prince of Thailand, and the Heir apparent to the throne....
, identified the body and piloted the family back to Bangkok
Bangkok

The city of Bangkok is the Capital , largest urban area and primary city of Thailand. Known in Thai language as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or Krung Thep for short, it was a small trading post at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River during the Ayutthaya Kingdom and came to the forefront of Thailand when it was given the status as the...
. On the 30 April 2005, he was given a royal funeral attended by his grandfather the King and virtually every member of the Royal Family
Chakri Dynasty

The Chakri Dynasty }} is the current Dynasty of the Kingdom of Thailand, the Head of the house is the King of Thailand. The Dynasty has ruled Thailand since the founding of the Ratthanakosin era and the city of Bangkok in 1782 following the end of King Taksin of Thonburi's reign, when the capital of Siam shifted to Bangkok....
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