An eight-year-old girl who was raped and buried alive in a Florida landfill site told a friend she remembers her attacker towering over her before she passed out, then awoke seven hours later beneath a pile of rocks and concrete blocks when she heard the voices of rescuers.

US POLICE at Lake Worth in Florida won a race against time when an officer found a missing eight-year-old girl buried under rocks inside a bin, authorities said.

A police officer found a missing eight-year-old girl buried under rocks inside a rubbish bin, authorities in the US said today.

Evelyn Ring reports from Dublin on what may be the first battle in a war against bin charges.