Pina had a chance to meet the kids in the hospital. They looked just as stunned as we were, i think. But it was very special. And then am doctor puck, am seeing him in there. He actually got out of his bed and walked up to me. That was tat was a very special moment. I was good. If even one of those children had died, the perception of us and the event would be wildly different,. My judgment of myself would also be wildly different.
Dr. Richard "Harry" Harris is an anesthesiologist and expert cave diver who was tasked with a seemingly impossible mission: to rescue a boys' soccer team trapped 2.5 miles deep within a flooded cave in Thailand. He talks with Maya about his decision to heed the call.
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