Boy rescued from well dies in east China
He was stuck around six meters underground, according to a local official
A boy who fell into a deep-water well in eastern China died on Wednesday after firefighters worked overnight to rescue him. PHOTO: SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST
JINAN:
A five-year-old boy who was rescued from a village well in east China's Shandong Province on Wednesday died hours later while receiving treatment at a hospital.
27 children die in Tharparkar’s Mithi in just 16 days
The boy was playing near his home in Yaogou Village, in the city of Anqiu, when he accidentally fell into a 100-meter-deep well on Tuesday afternoon. He was stuck around six meters underground, according to a local official.
More than 50 people and a dozen excavators worked to rescue the child from the narrow well. After 14 hours, he was freed and taken to a nearby hospital.
A five-year-old boy who was rescued from a village well in east China's Shandong Province on Wednesday died hours later while receiving treatment at a hospital.
27 children die in Tharparkar’s Mithi in just 16 days
The boy was playing near his home in Yaogou Village, in the city of Anqiu, when he accidentally fell into a 100-meter-deep well on Tuesday afternoon. He was stuck around six meters underground, according to a local official.
More than 50 people and a dozen excavators worked to rescue the child from the narrow well. After 14 hours, he was freed and taken to a nearby hospital.