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Robert O'Donnell touched the world by rescuing a little girl from a well. But his was destroyed by

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Thirty years ago, on Sunday, April 23, 1995, 37-year-old Texas firefighter Robert O'Donnell drove out onto the prairie near his parents' farm. Seven years earlier, he had become world-famous for rescuing 18-month-old Jessica McClure, who had fallen down a narrow well. Rescuers fought for 58 hours to free her, and it was Robert who finally pulled her out. But now, in the darkened pastures, he himself put a shotgun to his head and pulled the trigg…
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Thirty years ago, on Sunday, April 23, 1995, 37-year-old Texas firefighter Robert O'Donnell drove out onto the prairie near his parents' farm. Seven years earlier, he had become world-famous for rescuing 18-month-old Jessica McClure, who had fallen down a narrow well. Rescuers fought for 58 hours to free her, and it was Robert who finally pulled her out. But now, in the darkened pastures, he himself put a shotgun to his head and pulled the trigg…

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Deník.cz broke the news in on Wednesday, April 23, 2025.
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