The 5-year-old boy who was trapped in a well since Tuesday has been brought out. It is not clear if he is alive after a painstaking mission to reach him.
Rescue teams in northern Morocco have managed to reach and bring out a 5-year-old boy who fell 32 meters (100 feet) down a well. Its not yet clear whether the boy, called Rayan, is alive.
The area in which rescuers were working was lit up with bright lights, and the waiting crowds began chanting as they waited tensely for sign of Rayan.
The young boy was carried out by the rescue team on a stretcher as those who had come to support rescue efforts cheered for him.
He was taken to a waiting ambulance.
Earlier rescuer workers said it was difficult to ascertain Rayan’s condition.
Low temperatures in the region and passing time raised concerns over him being retrieved alive.
Lead rescuer Abdelhadi Tamrani told state television, “we hope we will rescue him alive.”
Thousands took to social media to express their solidarity for the boy and his family, with the Arabic hashtag #SaveRayan trending for hours in Morocco and North Africa.