LAKE WORTH, Fla. ? An 8-year-old girl who was raped and buried alive under rocks and concrete blocks inside a trash bin told a friend that the last thing that she remembered before passing out was her attacker towering over her.

But she said she awoke when she heard rescuers’ voices, and wiggled her fingers to let them know she was there.

The girl, who was found by police seven hours after she was reported missing early Sunday, was hospitalized in good condition Monday and was talking with family and friends. The Associated Press does not identify alleged victims of sexual assault.

A teenage boy has been charged with attempted murder.

“She said the last thing she remembers is that he looked over her with these big eyes and then she said she went to sleep. She said she was waiting for us to find her,” said Danielle Holloman, a family friend.

“She said she knew we would come get her. That’s why as soon as the police came, she wiggled her fingers,” Holloman said Monday.

Police Sgt. Mike Hall found the girl after climbing into a 25-foot-long trash bin and opening the lid to a 30-gallon recycling container. Inside, he saw the girl’s hand and foot peeking out amid heavy concrete slabs.

Rescuers feared the worst, but the mood turned jubilant when they saw the girl’s fingers move and realized she was alive.

“There’s no doubt in my mind that this child would have been dead if he didn’t find her. She was dehydrated and in rough shape with pieces of cement blocks on top of her and she was face down,” Sgt. Dan Boland said. “There was no way for her to get out on her own.”