The cover gives way: child falls into a well, help is useless
The tragedy at the summer camp, an operator who also slipped into the well to save him is safe and sound(Handle)
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A 10-year-old boy died after falling into an artesian well of about 15 meters in a countryside area of Palazzolo Acreide, in the Syracuse area.
An excursion organized by the Anffas foundation during a summer camp ended in tragedy. The little boy, who was taking part in the trip together with his disabled brother, climbed onto the cover of an artesian well which apparently gave way to the weight causing the little one to fall into the water . A flight of at least seven meters - the well is 15 deep and was half full - which left him no escape. The child was found dead by firefighters called by the non-profit workers.
The educator of the Anffas "Doniamo Sorrisi" foundation , who tried in vain to help the little boy, is in shock and hospitalized with some bruises in the Syracuse hospital. According to initial reconstructions - but the dynamics are still uncertain - having realized what had happened the woman, a 54-year-old, tried to go down the walls of the well, which in the first section has a series of brick supports . Probably, in a panic, she lost her balance and slipped, but she would not have fallen into the water . The firefighters managed to recover her and entrusted her to the care of 118. However, attempts to help the child who ended up in the water and probably drowned were in vain. An autopsy will be performed in the next few days to clarify the causes of death.
(Unioneonline)