Rescuers continue efforts to free boy stuck in well

Rescue efforts were underway in northern China's Hebei province on Wednesday, November 9th as a 6-year-old boy has been stuck in a well for three days, state media reported.

The boy accidentally fell into an abandoned well, with a depth of more than 40 meters and width of only 30 centimetres, on Sunday morning in Baoding city.

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Rescuers and excavators were dispatched to dig at the site, attempting to reach the boy, China's state broadcaster CCTV reported.

As of Wednesday morning, rescuers were still a few more meters away from the bottom of the well after dozens hours of digging efforts, CCTV said.

Rescuers kept providing oxygen into the well but they haven't received any response from the boy, the report said.