What happened to Baby Jessica who fell in the well?
Rescuers worked for 58 hours to free “Baby Jessica” from a well. Image: David Woo/Sygma via Getty. Baby Jessica underwent 15 surgeries in the next few years. Due to her foot hanging above her during the ordeal, she lost a toe to gangrene and had to have her entire foot reconstructed.
How big was the well Baby Jessica fell down?
Jessica McClure fell into the 8-inch well in her aunt’s backyard in Midland, Texas. HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It was October 14, 1987 when the whole world watched as dozens of rescue workers descended on a backyard in Midland to save the life of a baby girl who fell down a well.
How was Baby Jessica positioned in the well?
Jessica fell in the 8-inch well shaft at about 9:30 A.M. Wednesday while playing at the home of her aunt. She came to rest in a seated position in a space about 12 inches wide, 22 feet below the surface. The girl’s plight has captured worldwide attention.
How is Jessica McClure today?
Monday marks the 30-year anniversary of the rescue. Jessica McClure Morales still lives in the Midland area, working as a special-education teacher’s aide in an elementary school. She’s married to her husband, Danny, who works as a foreman in a pipe supply company.
Who saved Jessica McClure?
paramedic Robert O’Donnell
Nearly eight years ago, the nation waited transfixed as paramedic Robert O’Donnell shimmied through a shaft to dislodge a toddler wedged down a well. On Monday, the body of the 37-year-old man who rescued Jessica McClure in 1987 was found on his parents’ ranch near Stanton, about 20 miles northeast of Midland.
How long was Jessica McClure in the well?
58 hours
On October 16, 1987, in an event that had viewers around the world glued to their televisions, 18-month-old Jessica McClure is rescued after being trapped for 58 hours in an abandoned water well in Midland, Texas.
How did they rescue Jessica McClure?
Using a large rat-hole rig, a machine normally used to plant telephone poles in the ground, rescue teams drilled a 30-inch wide, 29-foot deep hole parallel to the well. They then began the difficult process of drilling a horizontal tunnel between the two wells about two feet below where Baby Jessica was trapped.
How much money did Jessica McClure get?
The toddler who tumbled down an abandoned water well and got trapped more than two decades ago turns 25 on Saturday, a milestone that gives her access to a trust fund of up to $800,000 donated by thousands of sympathetic strangers who spent 2½ days glued to the television until she was free.
