Efforts to save a Moroccan child who fell into a water well have continued overnight.
The child, identified by local media as a five-year-old boy named Rayan, was reportedly playing near the well when he fell about 32m through a narrow opening.
Rescue operations, led by Morocco’s Civil Protection Directorate, have been ongoing since Tuesday evening.
“The child’s rescue is approaching,” government spokesman Mustapha Baitas said on Thursday evening.
“Our hearts are with the family, and we are praying that he will back with them as soon as possible.”
Despite suffering a significant fall, footage from a camera lowered into the well showed that the boy remains alive and conscious, though he appeared to be suffering from some minor head injuries.
Rescue workers have lowered an oxygen mask, food and water into the well and a medical team is also on site, ready to treat the boy. A helicopter has also arrived at the scene to bring him to hospital once he has been extracted from the well.
But authorities remain concerned that any interference with the well could accidentally hurt the five-year-old by triggering a landslide.
Sources: BBC, Yahoo
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