Vietnamese boy trapped in concrete pit still out of reach after nearly three days


Rescuers looking down into the site of where the boy is trapped on Jan 2, 2023. - AFP

HANOI (Vietnam News/Asia News Network): Local authorities were still racing against time on Tuesday to rescue a 10-year-old boy trapped in a 35m-deep concrete pipe pit in the southern province of Dong Thap since Saturday (Dec 31) afternoon.

Thai Ly Hao Nam and three other children went to the Roc Sen bridge construction site to collect scrap metal on Saturday, but fell into the concrete pillar with an opening of just 25cm in diameter. Local authorities said the prognosis of the boy’s health is poor.

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