‘Baby Jessica’ arrested for domestic assault nearly 40 years after miracle rescue from Texas well
By Emily Crane
The woman famously known as “Baby Jessica” over her dramatic miracle rescue from a Texas well as a tot in 1987 has just been busted for alleged domestic assault, authorities said.
Jessica McClure Morales, now 40, was arrested Saturday night over a disturbance at her home in Midland County, Texas, where she is believed to live with her husband, Daniel Morales, and their two kids, KXAN reported.
Authorities have not released details about the incident, but McClure Morales was charged with assault causing bodily injury involving family violence.
Jessica McClure Morales, now 40, was arrested Saturday night over a disturbance at her home in Midland County, Texas.Midland County Jail
Her arrest comes decades after the now-married mom of two made global headlines when she was miraculously pulled alive from an abandoned well in Midland after being trapped for nearly 60 hours.
McClure Morales, who was just 18 months old at the time, became lodged in the well after tumbling about 22 feet down.
The nearly 60-hour effort to rescue her was streamed live on TVs across the world as emergency crews raced to save her.
At one point, rescuers reported hearing the toddler singing about Winnie the Pooh.
McClure was famously known as “Baby Jessica” over her dramatic miracle rescue from a Texas well as a tot in 1987.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ultimately, crews had to drill a tunnel through adjacent rocks to free her.
McClure Morales, who lost a toe to gangrene as a result, was forced to endure more than a dozen surgeries to treat injuries she suffered during the ordeal.
Rescuers prepare to lower a volunteer into a well parallel to the one 18-month-old Jessica McClure fell into, during rescue efforts in Midland, Texas, Oct. 17, 1987.AP
Jessica McClure wears President George H.W. Bush’s glasses at the White House in Washington on Nov. 1, 1989.AP
She has long maintained that she has no recollection of ever being trapped.
In the wake of her recent arrest, McClure Morales was charged with assault causing bodily injury involving family violence.
She was released from custody after posting bond.
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