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None of their usual rescue techniques, pulley systems, drilling, powerful air vacs to separate rock seemed like they would work in this situation. and just then, it hits him. >> i thought of wesson oil, give him some lubrication. >> wesson oil, not exactly a technique you learn the rescue school, but he is trained to respond fast so he dispatches people, including paul's brother tommy, to come back the vegetable oil. >> so we said, okay, we'll be right back. >> they returned within minutes passing the lubricant into the waiting hands of captain roy. >> i started just pouring it onto him where ...

Arrives from l.a. and captain roy, who thought he had seen it all, can't believe what he's looking at. >> it was amazing. i was a little bit stunned for a second and then my mind started gearing up. >> keep it tight. i don't want him slipping down. >> by now, it has been almost two hours. paul is understandably exhausted. captain roy knows that no matter what plan he comes up with he'll need maximum effort from everybody involved, including 11-year-old paul. >> at the time, he was getting real sleepy, so i talked to him and asked, do you play baseball? he said, oh yeah. he perked up. i said, y...

From l.a.. >> i was a little bit stunned for a second and then my mind started gearing up. >> keep it tight, i don't want him slipping down at all. >> by now it's been almost two hours. paul is understandably exhausted. captain roy knows that he'll need assistance from everyone involved, even little paul. >> at the time he was getting a little bit sleepy. i said do you play baseball? >> he said, oh, yes. >> captain roy runs through his options. none of their usual rescue techniques, pulley systems, drilling, powerful air vacs to separate rock seemed like they would work in this situation. just...

>> by now, it has been almost two hours. paul is understandably exhausted. captain roy knows that no matter what plan he comes up with he'll need maximum effort from everybody involved, including 11-year-old paul. >> at the time, he was getting real sleepy, so i talked to him and asked, do you play baseball? he said, oh yeah. he perked up. i said, you know how you are out there and it is hot and you are tired and your coach wants to give you a little more physical effort and things to push yourself. and that actually kind of perked him up a bit more. >> captain roy runs through his options. no...