Crews struggled for 58 hours to rescue Jessica
McClure from an 8-inch-wide pipe in October 1987.
Now 18, McClure joined more than 100 other seniors at Greenwood High
School near Midland in receiving their diplomas Friday night.
"We're just trying to get back to having a normal life," said her
mother, Cissy Porter, commenting on her daughter's behalf. 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.
(Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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