Baby Jessica

Jessica McClure was just 18 months old when she fell down a well in 1987. The ensuing race to save her was national news for days as volunteers worked around the clock. Finally, rescuers reached her and brought Jessica to the surface, to a mixture of applause and tears. All told, she fared surprisingly well.


More than two decades later, people still haven't forgotten about Jessica. Recent Web searches on both "baby jessica" and "jessica mcclure" soared into the thousands. There was also significant interest on her husband, Daniel Morales, and the couple's son, Simon. Jessica and Daniel met at a daycare center, where Jessica worked with Daniel's sister.






and now after 20 years

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