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Baby Jessica rescued October 16, 1987
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10/16/20 12:14 PM
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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.
The drama unfolded on the morning of October 14, 1987, when McClure fell through the 8-inch-wide opening of an abandoned well while playing with other children in the backyard of her aunt’s home day-care center. After dropping about 22 feet into the well, the little girl became stuck. Over the next two-and-a-half days, crews of rescue workers, mining experts and local volunteers labored around the clock to drill a shaft parallel to the one in which McClure was trapped. They then tunneled horizontally through dense rock to connect the two shafts. A microphone was lowered into the well to keep tabs on the toddler, who could be heard crying, humming and singing throughout the ordeal.
On the night of October 16, a bandaged and dirt-covered but alert Baby Jessica, as she became widely known, was safely pulled out of the well by paramedics. By that time, scores of journalists had descended on Midland, a West Texas oil city, and the rescue was carried out on live television before a massive audience.
"If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under." Ronald Reagan
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Re: Baby Jessica rescued October 16, 1987
[Re: reeltexan]
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10/16/20 12:44 PM
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HWY_MAN
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I've met Jessica and talked to her several times, my buddy has an ATV park in between Big Spring and Stanton, she brought the boys over there to ride their dirt bikes. I believe she still lives in Midland. While all of us who witnessed here rescue have vivid memories luckily she has no memory of it at all., she was such a tiny little thing at the time.
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Re: Baby Jessica rescued October 16, 1987
[Re: reeltexan]
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10/16/20 12:55 PM
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Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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Re: Baby Jessica rescued October 16, 1987
[Re: reeltexan]
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10/16/20 01:10 PM
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I was in Germany and saw it on the news
I believe in science and I’m an insufferable [censored] Actually, BBC is pretty damn good "You Cannot Simultaneously Be Politically Correct And Intellectually Honest!"
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Re: Baby Jessica rescued October 16, 1987
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10/16/20 01:33 PM
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Dang that feels like yesterday!
Man if I knew what Oxner knows I could throw away what I know
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Re: Baby Jessica rescued October 16, 1987
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10/16/20 01:34 PM
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We watched it over at some friends house enjoying an adult beverage. Remember it well.
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Re: Baby Jessica rescued October 16, 1987
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10/16/20 01:41 PM
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bill oxner
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We watched it over at some friends house enjoying an adult beverage. Remember it well. For 58 hours? Or just the rescue?
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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Re: Baby Jessica rescued October 16, 1987
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10/16/20 01:45 PM
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I heard she married some old guy when she turned 18.
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Re: Baby Jessica rescued October 16, 1987
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10/16/20 01:46 PM
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Greg
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I was eating dinner at the Black Eyed Pea with my family when they pulled her out. Everyone in the restaurant started clapping. They served good food... wish they were still around.
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Re: Baby Jessica rescued October 16, 1987
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10/16/20 02:49 PM
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Cabin rental in Pagosa Springs, Co. Sleeps 10, If interested please PM me.
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Re: Baby Jessica rescued October 16, 1987
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10/16/20 03:03 PM
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We watched the rescue live.
Cast I have a short attention spa
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Re: Baby Jessica rescued October 16, 1987
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10/16/20 03:06 PM
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NORML as can be
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I heard she married some old guy when she turned 18. How old is to "Old"
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Re: Baby Jessica rescued October 16, 1987
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10/16/20 03:13 PM
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I heard she married some old guy when she turned 18. How old is to "Old" Well, if you have to ask... jk!
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Re: Baby Jessica rescued October 16, 1987
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10/16/20 03:14 PM
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Re: Baby Jessica rescued October 16, 1987
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10/16/20 03:19 PM
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And the first stealth bomber crash happened around the same time. But most people did not hear about that.
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Re: Baby Jessica rescued October 16, 1987
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10/16/20 06:11 PM
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Remember it well. Was one the edge of seat the whole time. We were bow hunting in Llano.
"You may all go to hell and I will go to Texas".
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Re: Baby Jessica rescued October 16, 1987
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10/16/20 11:50 PM
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I remember that. They were concerned that she would fall further down the shaft. Intense moments for sure.
"Man is still a hunter, still a simple searcher after meat..." Robert C. Ruark
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Re: Baby Jessica rescued October 16, 1987
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10/16/20 11:57 PM
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I heard she married some old guy when she turned 18. How old is to "Old" One son-in-law is only 9 years younger than me; he's 13 years older than my step-daughter. (She did not marry at 18.) Still, it's weird. She's the mature one of the two.
...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
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Re: Baby Jessica rescued October 16, 1987
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10/17/20 12:05 AM
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Still remember where I was when I heard she was rescued on the radio.......my first ever deer lease in Runnels County west of Novice. I was dove hunting and filling feeders and my buddy was bow hunting.
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Re: Baby Jessica rescued October 16, 1987
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10/17/20 12:17 AM
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My mom had it on all day. I remember when they got her out. We were in Odessa. I don’t think that girl would have made it if they were in any part of the country but west Texas. That’s the thing about the part of the world I grew up in. Back in the day everyone was in competition in the oilfield but we were all in it together. It was a family. Everyone knew everyone and drank beer together on Friday nights. It’s not like that anymore. Too many outsiders and everyone doesn’t help each other like back in the day. There’s still a lot of people on their own but big business has bought out the heart of oilfield folks.
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Re: Baby Jessica rescued October 16, 1987
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10/17/20 12:17 AM
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Now talk about heroes!!!!!
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Re: Baby Jessica rescued October 16, 1987
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10/17/20 01:35 AM
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I heard she married some old guy when she turned 18. How old is to "Old" He's 13 years older!
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Re: Baby Jessica rescued October 16, 1987
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10/17/20 02:47 AM
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For a long time she lived in East Texas.
At some point in life its time to quit chasing the pot of gold and just enjoy the rainbow. FR Keep your gratitude higher than your expectations. RWH
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Re: Baby Jessica rescued October 16, 1987
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10/17/20 02:53 AM
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Re: Baby Jessica rescued October 16, 1987
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10/17/20 03:06 AM
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Remember it well, lived 2 blocks away. Best friend lived right next door to the McClure’s...had a front row seat. Crazy how time flies.
Last edited by Davis300; 10/17/20 03:07 AM.
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