The survivors were taken first to Costa Rica where those who needed it received medical attention. Harding's condition was worse of all; for a time, the doctors weren't sure if he would survive. But, as one doctor put it, "he was determined to live." He recovered after eight weeks in hospital, and went home with his daughter Jessica.

As for the others, Baxter, Wu, they returned to a life of normalcy in the months following the Jurassic Park incident. Henry Wu faced some legal allegations for his involvement on the island. But it was nothing compared to what the company itself and John Hammond got hit with. At least thirty people had died on Isla Nublar.