I remember this story too! I cannot believe it was that long ago!
'Baby Jessica,' Now 19, Reportedly Marries By Associated Press
document.write(getElapsed("20060130T031619Z")); Sun Jan 29, 10:16 PMUPDATED 11 HOURS 51 MINUTES AGO
MIDLAND, Texas - "Baby Jessica," whose dramatic rescue from an abandoned Texas well was televised across the country 18 years ago, got married in a private ceremony, People magazine reported on its Web site.
Crews struggled for 58 hours to rescue Jessica McClure after she fell into an 8-inch-wide pipe in October 1987.
The celebrity magazine reported that McClure, now 19, married Daniel Morales, 32, at a rural church outside Midland on Saturday. A sign on the door instructed guests not to take pictures or video, the magazine said.
The two met at a day-care center where Morales' sister worked with McClure, according to the magazine.
The case of 18-month-old Jessica created a nationwide sensation. Emergency crews rescued her _ a dramatic moment covered on live television _ after digging a parallel shaft and then breaking through the wall of the well.
I don't know if I'm remembering this correctly, but didn't one of her rescuers commit suicide? O'Donnell or something like that. He said he had a hard time returning to normal life after the publicity of the rescue. I'm glad that she's married and I hope they have a happy life together. She has almost a million dollars sitting in trust for her when she turns 25. My sister's husband was married to a McClure from around Midland. Wonder if they are any relation...
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