Boy, 5, dies after being pulled out of 100ft well he spent four days trapped in

A five-year-old boy who spent four days trapped in a well in Morocco has died.

Rescuers confirmed tonight that they had pulled the boy out, but his condition was unknown.

The King of Morroco confirmed that the youngster, identified at Rayan Awram, sadly did not survive.

Rescuers had been frantically trying to dig down to the little boy, who fell into the 100ft-deep well in the village of Ighran, Chefchaouen province, on Tuesday.

It was feared it may be too late to save the youngster.

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