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25 years ago: Baby Jessica rescued

On Oct. 14, 1987, a 58-hour drama began in Midland, Texas, as 18-month-old Jessica McClure slid 22 feet down an abandoned well at a private day care center.
Rescue workers use lights as they work into the second day of trying to rescue 13-month-old Jessica McClure, who is trapped about 22-feet in an abandoned water well in Midland, Oct. 16, 1987.
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Rescue operation

Rescue workers use lights as they work into the second day of trying to rescue 13-month-old Jessica McClure, who is trapped about 22-feet in an abandoned water well in Midland, Oct. 16, 1987.

Credit: AP Photo/Carlos Osorio

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