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Jessica McClure Morales (born March 26, 1986; widely known as "Baby Jessica" in 1987 [1]) fell into a well in her aunt's backyard in Midland, Texas, on October 14, 1987, at the age of 18 months. Over the next 56 hours, rescuers worked to free her from the 8 in (20 cm) well casing , about 22 ft (7 m) below grade.
On Oct. 16, 1987, the world witnessed a miracle as Jessica McClure Morales, better known as “Baby Jessica,” was rescued from a deep well. Two days prior, the 18-month-old had fallen over 20 ...
Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure (1989) is a dramatic television film for ABC. It is based on the true story of the rescue of 18-month-old Jessica McClure who fell into an abandoned water well while playing in her aunt's backyard. It featured, as extras, many participants in the actual rescue and its coverage.
Baby Jessica may refer to: Baby Jessica case , a 1993 custody battle and court case in Ann Arbor, Michigan Jessica McClure (born 1986), a toddler rescued after she fell down a well in Midland, Texas
Trauma television used to be simple. When I was a kid, the world united for news of the 1987 rescue of Baby Jessica, a Texas toddler who fell down a well in her aunt’s backyard. There were ...
Within hours, 'Baby Jessica', as she became known, made headlines around the US. The public reacted with sympathy towards her ordeal. While teams of rescue workers, paramedics and volunteers worked to successfully rescue 'Baby Jessica' in 58 hours, the public donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to her family.
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The War for Baby Jessica was produced, but was criticized by some for being biased in favor of the DeBoers. [citation needed] In the film, the DeBoers, who were better educated than the Schmidts and had a better financial position, were portrayed as an affluent, ideal family for the child, while the Schmidts were portrayed as unsuitable parents.