And he could see the rescue developing, they had Thai Navy Seals arrive, but of course

no one had any real cave in experience, let alone cave diving experience and let alone cave

diving rescue experience, all of which we had.

And whilst I didn't know him, his name was Vernon, he certainly knew of us and now exploits.

So he gave a note to the minister of the interior to say, you have one chance at this rescue,

you need people with experience and he gave my name, John's name and Rob's name.

In 2018, an adolescent Thai soccer team and their coach were exploring the Tom Wong caves in Shanghai, Thailand.

The monsoon rains came early and the rising water trapped the boys inside the cave.

While many of us were glued to the news for updates including myself, Rick Stanton was diving into the situation head on.

Rick is a cave diver, he's been exploring underwater passages and tunnels for 40 years.

He and his close diving buddies were some of the only people in the world who could save these 13 lives.

Despite battling the clock, rising water levels, language barriers and more, they got the boys out alive.

I'm Shelby Stanger and this is wild ideas worth living.

Since the famous Thai cave rescue, Rick Stanton has been recognized globally for his leadership.

He was awarded one of Great Britain's George Meadows.

He came out with a book called Aquanaut.

He also participated in films and documentaries about the mission including a big Hollywood production that's coming out this fall.

But before the rescue, Rick never expected that his love for caving would bring him into the global limelight.

Rick's interest in diving started when he was 18 years old.

He saw a documentary called The Underground Iger about a record breaking cave dive in England.

The film introduced Rick to the world of caving and it totally changed his life.

Rick Stanton, welcome to Wild Ideas worth living.

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