The Media
During the rescue, media networks and news crews from around the US and even further afield around the world started reporting on the event. The US president at the time, Ronald Reagan, also said that for those few days, everyone in the US felt like part of Jessica’s extended family as they watched and waited, all hoping for good news of a successful rescue.
The rescue team at work. (Photo by Barbara Laing / Liaison Agency)
CNN covered the entire event, and many other news organizations shared reports on everything that happened along the way, with local news stations being flooded with calls from around the globe. Like a Hollywood movie brought to life, the incident gripped the entire world, with millions of total strangers all praying that everything would turn out okay for Jessica and her family.