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Baby Jessica at 25
Famous toddler in 1987 well rescue is now married – with two kids of her own
She became the biggest star on TV at just 18 months old, but today, ‘Baby’ Jessica McClure is a stay-at-home mom of two.
Now Jessica Morales, the 26-year-old is married and still lives near the site of her dramatic rescue on October 16, 1987 – 25 years ago today.
Millions around the world were glued to their televisions and praying for her safety as dozens of rescuers worked night and day to save Jessica McClure from inside an abandoned well.
During her 58-hour ordeal, kind-hearted viewers even donated money to help the little girl recover, which was placed into a trust fund.
She collected the fund’s $800,000 on her 25th birthday last year.
Jessica intended to put the money towards a college fund for her two children – Simon and Sheyenne.
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Mr. Happy
October 17th, 2012
Think they will do a 25th anniversary reenactment special?
dba_vagabond_trader
October 17th, 2012
Great story and followup.
deli doug
October 17th, 2012
meh…. we’d have saved a helluvalot of time and money if they’d had just
killedaborted her…RIGHT, leffties???muddjuice (Absolutist)
October 17th, 2012
Classy girl. Glad to hear she didn’t waste the 2nd opportunity God gave her….or the money people gave her…….
Claudia
October 17th, 2012
I watched this 25 years ago today?! Wow, time flies.
I remember that I cried when they got her out.
It was like watching the miners being rescued in Chile.
CrustyB
October 17th, 2012
All’s well that ends well.
IronyCurtain
October 17th, 2012
Jeeeez. I remember so clearly watching that as the entire nation went wall-to-wall in its coverage and interest.
Twellsy
October 17th, 2012
@ CrustyB: Not all was well. I can’t remember how many years ago, but the guy that pulled her out committed suicide. The thought at the time was he missed the glory, which is always fleeting. Sad.
norman einstein
October 17th, 2012
@Claudia, I don’t really remember Jessica’s rescue, but I will never FORGET watching the miners’ rescue.
I stayed up all night watching it live, and I think I was holding my breath for most of that time.
It was nothing short of a modern miracle.
Tim
October 17th, 2012
I’m glad she’s OK and wish her the best.
Hope she converts the money to gold or something else substantial.
Chieftain
October 17th, 2012
When she slid down that well it must have scoured all of the follicles off of that billboard of a forehead…
The good news is that she washes less hair…
Hillbilly Lawyers
October 17th, 2012
Well, what do you know?
hoo boy
October 17th, 2012
@chieftain – hard to go ball-busting on the ballless, but you certainly got your point across – maximum snarkage
henry
October 17th, 2012
i’ll bet she has city water
Stache
October 18th, 2012
I cried the day they got her out. This anniversary thingy is just only making my face leaky, so I must be a growed-up now.