<P> Jessica McClure Morales ( born March 26 , 1986 ) became famous on October 14 , 1987 , at the age of 18 months after she fell into a well in her aunt 's backyard in Midland , Texas . Between that day and October 16 , rescuers worked around - the - clock for 58 consecutive hours to free her from the eight - inch ( 20 cm ) well casing 22 feet ( 6.7 m ) below the ground . The story gained worldwide attention ( leading to some criticism as a media circus ) , and later became the subject of a 1989 ABC television movie Everybody 's Baby : The Rescue of Jessica McClure . As presented in the film , the relatively new technology of waterjet cutting was a vital part of the rescue . </P>
<P> Jessica McClure Morales ( born March 26 , 1986 ) became famous on October 14 , 1987 , at the age of 18 months after she fell into a well in her aunt 's backyard in Midland , Texas . Between that day and October 16 , rescuers worked around - the - clock for 58 consecutive hours to free her from the eight - inch ( 20 cm ) well casing 22 feet ( 6.7 m ) below the ground . The story gained worldwide attention ( leading to some criticism as a media circus ) , and later became the subject of a 1989 ABC television movie Everybody 's Baby : The Rescue of Jessica McClure . As presented in the film , the relatively new technology of waterjet cutting was a vital part of the rescue . </P>
who was the girl who fell in the well
who was the girl who fell in the well
Jessica McClure Morales
Jessica McClure Morales