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Cave rescue: The Australian diving doctor who stayed with the boys

The Adelaide doctor is globally renowned for his cave-diving expertise

It was his rare combination of talents that led Australian doctor Richard Harris deep into the Tham Luang cave in Thailand.

When the Wild Boars football team was located deep inside the cave, after being missing for a week, the Adelaide anaesthetist abandoned his holiday in Thailand and volunteered to help.

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