An 11-year-old boy was freed after being trapped between two boulders for nine hours, thanks to a team of firefighters who worked selflessly to rescue him. On September 15, 2024, in New Hampshire, the child slipped and fell between the boulders located near his school in Windsor and staff members were unable to get him out.
Emergency services were swiftly contacted to help with the situation, and upon arriving they found him "lodged between the crevasse" of a big boulder, according to Hillsborough Fire Chief Kenny Stafford.
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"On Sunday evening, while under supervision, a student exploring a rocky area on campus slipped between two boulders when sticks and debris gave way beneath them," said the boy's school in a statement, according to ABC News. The child attends Wediko School, which is a residential treatment center for boys.
"Despite multiple staff members' efforts to free the student, they were unsuccessful and promptly called local emergency rescue services," the statement continued. "Emergency responders worked tirelessly through the night, successfully rescuing the student in the early morning."
Firefighters used dish soap, ropes, lubricant, and friction-reducing sheets to help free him. The rescue consisted of help from first responders from at least five different communities, the state police, and Fish and Game Department.
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Manchester Fire Battalion Chief Jon Fosher said that attempting to move the boulders to get the child free wasn't an option. They started by trying to break away some of the stone on the rocks, but to no avail.
"We basically had to tunnel underneath the boulder to get access to the child's feet which allowed us something to push on from the bottom," he said.
After being freed, the boy was taken to the hospital for evaluation and released, according to his school. Chief Fosher credited teamwork for making the child's rescue possible.
