happened so fast. >> meena screams and shakes his head side to side to keep sand off his face.n the process, he creates a small air pocket, allowing him to breathe. >> he was able to make just enough pocket to have enough air to survive. that's probably what made the big difference. that's what gave us that time to find him and rescue him. >> as he begins to feel the weight of the sand, meena passes out which likely helps keep him alive while everyone on the surface searches for him. >> matt had been down there screaming trying to pump his arms and trying to lose his head. one, he could have lost that void space. it could have been collapsed in on him. and two, he would have been using up the precious oxygen that was still in there. >> meena is carted away in an ambulance and only later do rescuers learn that he escapes without injury. >> it's extremely remarkable that he didn't at least have some broken ribs or a broken skull or it didn't -- the sheer weight of it crush his chest cavity to where he couldn't even breathe period. >> even meena can't believe his luck. >> i kept a