Jessica McClure

Jessica McClure (born March 26, 1986) became famous at 18 months after getting herself trapped in a Midland, Texas well in October 1987. Rescuers worked for 58 hours to free "Baby Jessica" from an 8-inch-wide pipe. The story gained worldwide attention (and was sometimes criticized as a media circus) and later became the subject of a 1989 ABC TV movie, Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure, starring Patty Duke and Beau Bridges. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097303/ As presented in the movie, a vital part of the rescue was to use the relatively new technology of waterjet cutting.

Related Topics:
March 26 - 1986 - Midland, Texas - 1987 - Media circus - 1989 - ABC - TV movie - Patty Duke - Beau Bridges - Waterjet

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McClure graduated from Greenwood High School, near Midland, in May 2004.

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Robert O'Donnell, a paramedic rescue worker who had a crucial role in freeing Jessica, committed suicide eight years after this event. This has been cited as a possible example of suicide due to Post-traumatic Stress Disorder.

Related Topics:
Robert O'Donnell - Paramedic - Suicide - Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

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