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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1954
Page
2
A 15 year old, John Ricco Jr, was trapped under 12 feet of dirt in a cave-in while 10 volunteers and a large crowd watched. After 90 tense minutes, rescuers freed him to cheers as hope waned and relief spread through the onlookers.
15 year old Johnny Ricco survived a buried alive ordeal on Poplar Street and Bon Air Avenue in Elyria. Fire department rescue workers including Rolland Higgins pulled him out slowly and administered oxygen. He was hospitalized in good condition and described as an ardent weightlifter and active in athletics. Pastor James Lamadue witnessed the rescue and accompanied Johnny to Elyria Memorial Hospital.
Officers escorted the couple to the hospital and informed them of Johnny’s grave accident. Mrs Ricco, a mother who lost two other sons to kidney disease, struggled with emotion, saying she thought he wasn’t alive yet. The scene highlighted a family facing a near loss and a fragile recovery.
Lorain County officials say 15 year old John Ricco Jr lacked a working permit for excavation work at Don Gibbens’s site when he was trapped in a 12 foot trench at Poplar Street and Bon Air Avenue. Gibbens claimed the boy appeared to have a permit. education officials dispute this, noting permits for miners are regulated and cannot authorize such work. The youth’s parents disagree, stating he did have a permit, while school and state rules restrict minor labor in hazardous tasks.
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