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Algerian emergency teams retrieve body of boy trapped in deep well

A four-day rescue operation concluded after civil protection personnel located the child, according to Al Jazeera.

The short version

  • Civil protection teams retrieved the body of 10-year-old Ayoub from an 80-metre-deep well in el-Bayadh province.[Al Jazeera]
  • The boy fell into the narrow shaft on Wednesday while walking home in the village of Errokn.[Al Jazeera]
  • A crisis unit led by provincial governor Noureddine Belarbi directed the four-day recovery operation through difficult rock and soil.[Al Jazeera]

Key facts

  • Algerian civil protection authorities retrieved the body of a 10-year-old boy named Ayoub from an 80-metre-deep well in el-Bayadh province.[Al Jazeera]
  • The dry shaft into which the child plunged was approximately 40 centimetres wide.[Al Jazeera]
  • The boy fell into the well on Wednesday while walking home in the village of Errokn within Ghassoul municipality.[Al Jazeera]
  • A crisis response team overseen by el-Bayadh governor Noureddine Belarbi coordinated security, military, and civil protection personnel.[Al Jazeera]
  • Officials cited hard rock layers and loose soil as major complications during the four-day operation.[Al Jazeera]

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