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In June 2018, for seventeen days, the world watched and held its
breath as the Wild Boars soccer team were trapped deep in a cave in
Thailand. Marooned beyond flooded cave passages after unexpected
rains, they were finally rescued, one-by-one, against almost
impossible odds, by an international cave-diving team which
included Australians Dr Richard Harris and Dr Craig Challen.
These two men were chosen for their medical expertise and cave
diving knowledge, but this dangerous rescue asked so much more of
them. They had to remain calm under extreme pressure and intense
scrutiny, adapt to constantly changing circumstances and
importantly, build trust among the rescue team and with the young
boys and their coach, whose lives were in their hands.
Here is the story of these two Australian men who became
international heroes - it is a story of determination, cunning and
triumph that will long be remembered.