Rescuers rush to save a boy trapped in well in Bangladesh
- 9 years ago
A dramatic rescue effort in Bangladesh to save a four-year-old boy who fell into a 300-foot deep abandoned well.
Food, water, and oxygen have been dropped down to the boy to try and keep him alive.
Firefighters tried several times using a rope to bring the boy up.. with no luck.
(SOUNDBITE) (Bengali) LOCAL RESIDENT, KAMAL HOSSAIN, SAYING:
"Some children were playing around here from 3:30, when suddenly a four-year-old boy fell into an abandoned water pipe. Since then rescue workers have been trying and are still trying to rescue the boy."
Rescuers can't reach him either.
The 14-inch diameter of the pump is too small to send someone down.
While rescuers spoke to him several times, there's no telling if or when he'll make it out.
Food, water, and oxygen have been dropped down to the boy to try and keep him alive.
Firefighters tried several times using a rope to bring the boy up.. with no luck.
(SOUNDBITE) (Bengali) LOCAL RESIDENT, KAMAL HOSSAIN, SAYING:
"Some children were playing around here from 3:30, when suddenly a four-year-old boy fell into an abandoned water pipe. Since then rescue workers have been trying and are still trying to rescue the boy."
Rescuers can't reach him either.
The 14-inch diameter of the pump is too small to send someone down.
While rescuers spoke to him several times, there's no telling if or when he'll make it out.