Free Republic 2nd Qtr 2025 Fundraising Target: $81,000 Receipts & Pledges to-date: $74,658
92%  
Woo hoo!! And we're now over 92%!! Thank you all very much!! God bless.

Keyword: thirstyboy

Brevity: Headers | « Text »
  • Thirsty boy stuck in chimney trying to get drink

    08/22/2011 4:44:36 PM PDT · by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis · 39 replies
    AP via MSNBC ^ | 8-21-11
    WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah — An 8-year-old boy desperate for a drink tried to get into a neighbor's home by sliding down the chimney, but got stuck for more than four hours, authorities said. West Valley City police Sgt. Robert Hamilton said the thirsty boy climbed a tree to get onto the home's roof, then slid down the chimney feet first on Friday. The boy made it 30 feet down the chimney before he became wedged between the basement and main floor. [snip] Because of the narrowness of the chimney, as well as its twists and turns, rescuers could not...