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Matt Gutman

Biography

Matt Gutman

Matt Gutman is the Chief National Correspondent for ABC News, and the host of the Saturday morning show "Sea Rescue." A veteran journalist once held captive on the job, he has spent part of his career researching and reporting on human survival against impossible odds. He lives in Los Angeles with his family. THE BOYS IN THE CAVE is his first book.

Matt Gutman

Books by Matt Gutman

by Matt Gutman - Current Affairs, Nonfiction

After a practice in June 2018, a Thai soccer coach took 12 of his young players to explore a famous but flood-prone cave. It was one of the boys’ birthday, but neither he nor the dozen resurfaced. Worried parents and rescuers flocked to the mouth of a cave that seemed to have swallowed the boys without a trace. When water unexpectedly inundated the cave, blocking their escape, they retreated deeper inside, taking shelter in a side cavern. ABC News Chief National Correspondent Matt Gutman recounts this amazing story in depth and from every angle, exploring their time in the cave, the failed plans and human mistakes that nearly doomed them, and the daring mission that ultimately saved them.