Toddler found trapped in a pipe after vanishing – 38 years later, this is ‘Baby Jessica’ now

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“I called the baby’s name three or four times and didn’t hear anything. Finally I got a cry in response,” he told PEOPLE.

“We didn’t know how deep she was until we lowered a tape hooked to a flashlight into the hole.”

Detective Andy Glasscock said: “I would say 80 percent of the time she was either crying or making some kind of noise we could hear.

“When we weren’t calling words of encouragement, we’d tell her to sing for us.

“I’ll never forget her singing ‘Winnie-the-Pooh.’”

“Baby Jessica” McClure becomes famous at the age of 18 months after falling into a well in Midland, Texas on October 14, 1987. Rescuers worked for 58 hours to free her from the 8-inch-wide hole. (Photo by Bill Nation/Sygma via Getty Images)

After almost 60 hours of painstaking work, a break through was made and rescuers were able to pull the one-year-old to safety. The final stages of the operation were broadcast to millions of people around the US – the astonishing rescue of ‘Baby Jessica’ demanded the attention of a nation.Continue reading…

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