Updated: 1:01 PM PST, December 10, 2020
It took first-responders nearly six hours to rescue a young boy after he fell down a 44-foot well in Texas this week, according to reports. The 4-year-old boy fell into the well when he was with his parents in Garceno Wednesday, KVUE-TV reported.
It took first responders nearly six hours to rescue a young boy after he fell down a 44-foot well in Texas this week, according to reports. The 4-year-old boy fell into the well when he was with his parents in Garceno Wednesday, KVUE-TV reported.
“Any vibration, any wrong strike of a shovel, could cause more soil to fall into the hole where the victim was at,” assistant Mission Fire Chief Robert Alvarez said. “We used what is called a vector truck, [which] is a big truck with a vacuum system on it,” said Alvarez. “That’s what we used to start taking the dirt out.”
Dramatic rescue of 4-year-old boy from Texas well
December 10, 2020 / 6:57 AM / CBS News
Garceno, Texas A 4-year-old boy was rescued from a 44-foot well here early Wednesday morning, reports CBS Brownsville, Texas affiliate KVUE-TV. He fell in while walking with his parents, the station says. What was key in the successful outcome of this … was that everybody pitched in everybody, said assistant Mission Fire Chief Robert Alvarez, noting that four departments raced to the scene. You saw a sheriff s officer with a shovel helping us move soil … whatever needed to be done.
The Starr County s Sheriff s Office also called on the McAllen, Edinburg and La Rosita fire departments.
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| Credit: City of Mission, TX
A 4-year-old boy who fell down a water well in Texas was rescued in dramatic fashion this week after he spent six hours stranded.
The city of Mission, Texas shared video of the incredible rescue in Garceño, in which the boy can be seen being pulled to safety while attached to a series of harnesses and ropes as bystanders clap. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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“So proud of our Mission firefighters & all 1st responders that rescued the child after 6 long hrs.,” the city wrote on Twitter. “Pit was only 8-10 inches in diameter. It’s a Christmas miracle!”