Child that died after falling down drain shaft

[237SJ]

Last night I watched Radio Days by Woody Allen and there was something in the film about a child in America who died after falling down a drain shaft. It reminded me of something in the news in the UK. I think it was maybe mid to late 1970s. A little girl in (I think) Italy fell down a drain or mine shaft and was there for days. The powers that be tried everything to get her out. They even sent down a dwarf guy from the local circus but he couldn`t reach her. The story gripped the news for days and when they finally managed to reach her, she was dead. Does anyone else remember this?

[Postdog]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_McClure

[Postdog]

Well not dead, but the most famous case like this

[annie0000]

This is maybe the one - taken from Postdogs link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfredo_Rampi

[Ann]

Yes I do remember that SJ, I thought she died too, but on the link PD posted it says she recovered and got married. I remember everyone followed the drama in the same way as we followed the rescue of the Chilean miners (that was a wonderful miraculous escape)

[Ann]

Gosh annie that link was interesting especially the part about the mystery of the harness they found attached to his little body - poor child.

[ABerrant]

Six volunteers made the attempt to retrieve Alfredo Rampi. The final attempt was by the 4'3" amateur caver Donato Caruso.

[tiggerblue10]

I don't remember Alfredo Rampi but I do remember a little girl who was trapped in a water and they tried everything to get her out but she died after a few days. I think it might have been in Mexico in the early 90's.

[237SJ]

Thanks for finding that for me. Yes, it was Alfredo Rampi. I remembered it as a girl for some reason and thought it was earlier than 1981. I remember everyone being gripped by the story. What a terrible way to go.

[tiggerblue10]

This is the girl I was thinking about. It was after a volcanic eruption in Colombia in 1985.

http://en.wikipedia.o...i/Omayra_S%C3%A1nchez

[237SJ]

Just read your link tigger. Strangely, I don`t remember anything about that. It makes you wonder how far the technology to rescue people has devloped since those times.

[237SJ]

*developed*

[tiggerblue10]

Very sad. She may have survived if there was a way of digging through the solidified debris she was trapped in.