11-Year-Old Boy Rescued After Being Trapped Between Boulders for 9 Hours: ‘The Incident Quickly Escalated’

Mar. 15, 2025

A scene from the rescue of an 11-year-old boy trapped in between two boulders.Photo:The Hillsboro Fire and EMS/Facebook

The Hillsboro Fire and EMS/Facebook

An 11-year-old New Hampshire boy was rescued after being trapped for several hours between two boulders.

Manchester Fire Battalion Chief Jon Fosher told thePostthat fire crews were unable to move the boulders or chip them away, so crews ended up having to dig him out from between the boulders.

“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,” Fosher said.

Hillsboro Fire and EMS also shared a photo of the rescue to Facebook showing several fire trucks and rescue vehicles along with equipment, including large lights, ladders and boxes of tools laid out on the ground.

Hillsboro Fire and EMS and Camp Wediko did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

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Wediko, a residential treatment center that the boy attended, shared in a statement with thePostthat “while under supervision, a student exploring a rocky area on campus slipped between two boulders when sticks and debris gave way beneath them.”

The school continued, “Despite multiple staff members’ efforts to free the student, they were unsuccessful and promptly called local emergency rescue services. Emergency responders worked tirelessly through the night, successfully rescuing the student in the early morning.”

source: people.com