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Boy Rescued Alive After 23 Hours in Backyard Well
Benny Kooper Jr a seven year old boy was pulled from a 24 foot well after more than 23 hours trapped in a backyard shaft in Manorville New York. Rescuers toiled through a night of danger as he was airlifted to a hospital conscious and able to call for his mother. Medical staff reported he suffered exposure but was expected to recover.
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Manorville
N. Y
Mays
Benjamin Kooper Jr
Benny
Ater
Aless
Hooper
Hope
Long Island
Robert Thomas Marshall
Edward Rosensteel
Shaft
Pean
Sam Woodson
Louis J. Glass
Trey Negro Rescue
Woodmarco Corp
Jada Development Corp
Hazel
M. Christian
Massic Beach
Joseph F. Kris