Rescued from a Well
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 4 / 6
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rescued From a Well. DESCRIPTION: A house in New York’s Long Island - and the struggle to save the life of a 7 year old boy who’s trapped down a newly dug well. Sandy soil threatened to cave in on top of him as rescue workers followed up their delicate task. He’d been down there for 24 hours but 4 hours later, the vigil was over. He was brought to the top and placed in an ambulance en route to hospital. SHOTLIST: Panning back shot of crowds. Crowds looking at well. Men down well. Rescue workers looking down well. CU oxygen cylinders. Various shots of workers. Boy’s father being led away. CU boy’s mother. Dog wagging his tail. Workers. Crowds. Boy being put into ambulance. CU Sam Woodson who rescued him. Crowds clap. MCU boy in a oxygen tent. MCU boy (Benjamin Hooper).
- Locations
- New York; United States of America; Long Island
- Footage sources
- United States of America
- Card file number
- 70791
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Jeffrey K. Shearley
- Length of story (in feet)
- 87
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