in a few hours he's in a hospital in phuket, the nearest city. as he recovers from his trauma under the sea, the doctor gives matt some good news. a new procedure could give him a new thumb. >> when the doctor said there's a possibility that you can take it off and put on your hand, i said i want an operation, please. >> six months after the accident, a team of surgeons remove his second toe and sew it into his hand. today matt feels and uses his new thumb as if the old one never went away. despite his bloody battle with the giant eel, matt still dives and leads expeditions to what he calls the most beautiful place on earth. but now he's just a little more careful about feeding the animals. >> i think if i felt anything, i just feel silly that i've let this happen to me. i was just careless. >> looking back at the entire odd mishap, matt is grateful for one thing. >> i like diving without a wet suit because it makes me feel more streamlined in the water. one of my concerns after the accident, i wasn't wearing a wet suit and i was only wearing a p

in phuket, thailand. fire rages in the kitchen on the first floor of the royal jomtien hotel and quickly spreads. but 16 floors above, american rochelle stein sami knows nothing about the blazing inferno below. no alarm, no phone call, no notice at all. her husband is in china away on business, and she's in her hotel room with her 7-year-old daughter, sona, when something catches sona's eye outside their window. >> i noticed some smoke. then i noticed it was coming from straight down below the window. and then i heard people screaming. >> rochelle panicked, rushes to the door, only to discover the hallway is filled with smoke. >> my daughter yelled, "we're gonna die." there were no emergency lights in the hallway, so it was pitch black, and i wasn't confident that in smoky conditions with my daughter and myself upset that i could make it. >> so rochelle makes a tough decision. staying in the room is their best hope. >> i said, you know what, sona, the fire department is here. let's wait. they'll put out t

in a few hours he's in a hospital in phuket, the nearest city. as he recovers from his trauma under the sea, the doctor gives matt some good news. a new procedure could give him a new thumb. >> when the doctor said there's a possibility that you can take it off and put on your hand, i said i want an operation, please. >> six months after the accident, a team of surgeons remove his second toe and sew it into his hand. today matt feels and uses his new thumb as if the old one never went away. despite his bloody battle with the giant eel, matt still dives and leads expeditions to what he calls the most beautiful place on earth. but now he's just a little more careful about feeding the animals. >> i think if i felt anything, i just feel silly that i've let this happen to me. i was just careless. >> looking back at the entire odd mishap, matt is grateful for one thing. >> i like diving without a wet suit because it makes me feel more streamlined in the water. one of my concerns after the accident, i wasn't wearing a wet suit and i was only wearing a p