‘Two and a half days of mercy from the gods’ - Pair describe Thailand cave rescue

John Irvine had a front row seat to one of the “great escapes of all time” as all 12 boys and their coach were rescued from the cave in Thailand.

Sat, 14 Jul, 2018 - 01:00

Joyce Fegan

Belfast-born John is an award-winning foreign correspondent for ITN and spent nine days reporting from outside the cave in Thailand, accompanied by Dublin-born cameraman Sean Swan.

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