When you land in tighland and you make your way to the cave site, what is the scene like there? Well, i've been to major incidents and seen ino chaotic accident scenes and so forth. But this was on such another level like i'd never experienced. There's a sea of different uniforms and people very busy marching back and forth. And at that point, just as i see the shimmering surface above mejust before my head comes up, i just remember feeling very anxious,. The moment of truth when this whole fanciful idea will actually become reality for these children who i've heard so much about now.
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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