Firefighters rescue Bartlesville boy, mom from 30-foot well

 
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: March 1, 2011

BARTLESVILLE — The mother of a 7-year-old Bartlesville boy dropped 30 feet down a well he had fallen into, just so he would have company and comfort until rescuers arrived and saved them both, officials said.

Jonathan Edwards and his mother, Amy Prentice , were safely returned to the surface Sunday afternoon.

"It was a general consensus out there that the mother was the general hero," said Bartlesville Fir...


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