Chronicle of a failed rescue: from hope to shock at Rayan’s death

Three days of intense rescue work ended this Saturday with the hope of getting the little one out. Rayan and the most absolute sadness when the Royal House of Morocco confirmed the child’s death.

was the king Mohammed VI the one who called the family of the 5-year-old boy to confirm the news. After four days trapped in a narrow well, Rayan turned off.

During the last 48 hours, dozens of people gathered around the rescue area to express their support for the young man and his family, praying and singing in search of a miracle which ultimately did not occur.

The country wakes up this Sunday in shock and now turns to support a shattered family. It is the end of an agonizing rescue. They were more than 100 the hours that Rayan was trapped 32 meters deep in a 45-square-meter cavity.

During these days, Rayan was kept alive thanks to the oxygenthe Water and the sugar that the emergency services sent him.

In the last images that arrived, the boy appeared from behind and did not move, so it could not be confirmed if he was still alive. In parallel, a complex operation was being carried out in which the authorities have devoted all their efforts, removing tons of earth to open a tunnel and reach the child.

today in the area silence reigns. No more machine noise. All that remains is a huge ditch and a wound impossible to close.

Source: Lasexta

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