Child Trapped in Well Is Ready to Go Home
Jessica McClure, the 19-month-old toddler who was trapped in a well for more than 58 hours, will be released from the hospital Friday, officials said.
“She’s just ready to go home,” Sue Ristom, a spokeswoman for Midland Memorial Hospital, said Wednesday. “She’s just been having hyperbaric oxygen treatments and getting better.”
Jessica, who was trapped 22 feet underground, has been in the hospital since her rescue. Volunteers bored through several feet of rock to reach her on Oct. 16, more than two days after she fell into the well.
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