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re: 38 years ago today...America's baby
Posted on 10/16/25 at 1:48 pm to wareaglepete
Posted on 10/16/25 at 1:48 pm to wareaglepete
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Anyone else remember this event as being in the summer and not the fall?
Nope, I remember listening to the news stories driving to school.
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Posted on 10/16/25 at 1:48 pm to FreddieMac
Still amazed that even a mall child could fall into this thing.
Posted on 10/16/25 at 1:59 pm to Frog Hide
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Grown arse men cried tears of joy when the pulled her out.
So did I. If there’s anything more precious and worth protecting at all costs, little innocent children full of joy, love, laughter and wonder discovering their new world is at the top of my list. They are all born that way.
I wish her every happiness and peace in her adulthood.
Posted on 10/16/25 at 2:06 pm to Frog Hide
I remember that...was almost 8 at the time. I remember seeing the hole/well and not understanding how she could have fit/fallen into a hole that small.
Posted on 10/16/25 at 2:09 pm to CocomoLSU
I'm sure the movie added some scenes for drama. But, in the movie the dad kept trying to help and they kept sending him away. No way they could have kept me away.
Posted on 10/16/25 at 2:14 pm to FearlessFreep
Wasn't it actually "hole" instead of "well" in that episode?
Posted on 10/16/25 at 2:15 pm to pennypacker3
There’s another one about a boy that went down a hole because the men were too big. Kid had balls and got the child.
Posted on 10/16/25 at 2:32 pm to ellunchboxo
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Probably not
Well well well
Posted on 10/16/25 at 2:39 pm to ellunchboxo
I bet her Office Ice Breaker "2 Truths & a Lie" is pretty easy to figure.
Posted on 10/16/25 at 3:33 pm to slinger1317
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never heard of it, so went down a rabbit hole (no pun intended) on the event that occurred there. There is some great info online about it and even a couple of really good Youtube videos. Has to be a horrible way to die. Just waiting on starvation and the elements to overcome you.
Also an easily avoidable way to die
Posted on 10/16/25 at 3:35 pm to slinger1317
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Back when America was awesome
30 years later the type of men who made that rescue possible were labeled as deplorable by a leading candidate for president.
Posted on 10/16/25 at 3:35 pm to wareaglepete
I was ten at the time and distinctly remember my dad and all his friends talking about it while we were at the camp during squirrel season. I always tie that event and the Oakdale prison riot together because that happened a month later in November and we knew several people that worked at Oakdale and one of my dad's good friend's brother was one of the guards that was held hostage.
Posted on 10/16/25 at 4:15 pm to Frog Hide
I remember it well. I never doubted that Baby Jessica would be rescued. Those boys from west Texas could drill a well in their sleep.
Posted on 10/16/25 at 7:50 pm to The Third Leg
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“I got KY Jelly up in they-ur, and ‘twas a slow, steady pull”
That poor fellow was the one who was told to "break her bones if you have to".
Sadly, he took his own life in 1995
Robert Edward O'Donnell 1957-1985
Posted on 10/16/25 at 7:53 pm to Frog Hide
I remember. My parents had this story on 24/7
Posted on 10/16/25 at 8:28 pm to Funky Tide 8
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On 10 June 1981, around 19:00, six-year-old Alfredo walked with his family. He asked to return home alone. While wandering, he fell into an artesian well, approximately 30 cm (12 in) wide and 80 m (260 ft) deep. Rescuers estimated his position at 36 m (118 ft) below ground.
This is where the old saying, "Better to be a fatass than stuck in a tiny arse well." comes from.
Posted on 10/16/25 at 8:39 pm to Pepperoni
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Reminded me of now closed Nutty Putty Cave
There is a big difference between accidentally falling down an unmarked hole in the ground and willfully crawling down one looking for an even smaller hole in the ground called "The Birth Canal".
Posted on 10/16/25 at 9:00 pm to forkedintheroad
I was watching her rescue with my girlfriend. I think we both were crying .
Posted on 10/16/25 at 9:21 pm to Funky Tide 8
This seriously could be the worst way to die. Not only a slow death, but unable to move at the same time?! I can't imagine how mentally stressful it was
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