It’s being described as ‘a Christmas miracle’ by first responders who went above and beyond to rescue a 4-year-old boy who fell into a water well.
The first responders in Starr County took a massive 6 hours chiseling free the little Texas boy on Tuesday when they received a chilling call about it after 4.pm.
The boy had fallen into the well on a ranch property in Garceño and fire and emergency officials responded from all areas and worked as a team to get him out. According to tweets, he had fallen into an “8-inch wide pit,” which made crews use chisels to rescue him.
🙌🏼 Gripping images of the rescue of a 4-yr-old boy in Garceño last night. The boy fell into a well hole. Kudos to our Mission firefighters 🚒 & all 1st responders who worked tirelessly for 6 hrs to chisel him out of the 8-inch wide pit. #ChristmasMiracle 🙏🏼👨🏽🚒 pic.twitter.com/QJ7RNSLkyT
— City of Mission, TX (@CityOfMissionTX) December 9, 2020
“So proud of our Mission firefighters & all 1st responders that rescued the child after 6 long hrs,” the city said in another tweet, sharing a video of the moment rescuers pulled the boy free.
The incredible moment rescuers pulled out a 4-yr-old boy that fell into a well hole in Garceño. So proud of our Mission firefighters & all 1st responders that rescued the child after 6 long hrs. Pit was only 8-10 inches in diameter. It's a Christmas miracle! pic.twitter.com/Ntj6XydlZ2
— City of Mission, TX (@CityOfMissionTX) December 9, 2020
Robert Alvarez, the assistant fire chief of the Mission Fire Department, said his department’s team that was trained in trench rescues were at the scene to assist. “The biggest thing that we were trying to make sure was that the operation was done safely,” he said.
The crew worked in a spot parallel to where the boy was and when they were deep enough, they started removing dirt from the exterior wall of the hole where he was. Alvarez said “everybody was relieved,” when the boy was free.
Starr County Sheriff’s Office’s Facebook page shared that he was taken to hospital late Tuesday and underwent testing, his condition was stable.
“Last night proved to be a testament of our community and neighboring communities’ unity and sincere concern for each other,” Starr County Sheriff Rene “Orta” Fuentes said in a Facebook post.
“Through prayers and actions from everyone involved a little boy lives today.”
