Rescuers work to rescue five-year-old who fell down a well – BBC News

Efforts to save a boy in Morocco who fell into a water well near the city of Chefchaouen have continued overnight.

Five-year-old Rayan, was reportedly playing near the well in the northern town of Tamrout.

Rayan is believed to have fallen 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. 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.

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