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Search for Spanish toddler hit by setback

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RESTRICTIONS: Broadcast: NO USE JAPAN, NO USE TAIWAN Digital: NO USE JAPAN, NO USE TAIWAN The rescue mission to save a two-year-old boy from a well in Spain has encountered some unexpected problems. Julen Rosello, a two-year-old boy, was with his family when he walked away and unexpectedly fell down a narrow well on January 13, The Guardian reports.

The well is around 25 centimeters wide and is believed to be 100 meters deep.

Rescuers found the boy's bag of sweets and a cup when they lowered a camera down around 75 meters into the well.

The Spanish Civil Guard stated that rescuers did attempt to widen the hole, reported NBC, citing TVE.

They reportedly attempted this while also trying to dig an alternate shaft in order to connect the two tunnels and rescue the baby.

The rescuers have now finished digging a second vertical shaft in an effort to reach the boy, El Pais reports.

They were originally planning to go down using a cage to dig a horizontal tunnel into the first shaft.

However, the cage got stuck 40 meters down the shaft.

They were aiming to reach 60 meters depth.

A rescue team are now planning to dig 4 meters to connect with the first shaft.

Each of them will work in 40 to 60 minute shifts.

It will take around 24 hours for them to connect to the first borehole, according to El Pais.

Rescuers have yet to locate the boy.

They have only managed to find strands of hair with DNA that matches his.

RUNDOWN SHOWS: 1.

Boy falls into a well 2.

Dimensions of the well 3.

Bag of sweets and a cup found by the rescuers 4.

Original rescue plans 5.

The second tunnel 6.

A cage which was supposed to go down the second tunnel 7.

Where the cage got stuck 8.

New rescue plans VOICEOVER (in English): "The Guardian reports the two-year-old boy named Julen Rosello was with his family when he walked away and unexpectedly fell down a narrow well on January 13." "The well is around 25 cm wide and is believed to be 100m deep." "Rescuers found the boy's bag of sweets and a cup when they lowered a camera down around 75m into the well." "Citing TVE, NBC reports that the Spanish Civil Guard said that rescuers did attempt to widen the hole.

"Reportedly, they attempted this while also trying to dig an alternate shaft in order to connect the two tunnels and rescue the baby." "El Pais reports the rescuers have now finished digging a second vertical shaft in an effort to reach the boy." "The rescuers were originally planning to go down using a cage to dig a horizontal tunnel into the first shaft." "However, the cage got stuck 40 meters down the shaft.

They were aiming to reach 60 meters depth." "A rescue team are now planning to dig 4 meters to connect with the first shaft." "Each of them will work in 40 to 60 minute shifts." "According to El Pais, it will take around 24 hours for them to connect to the first borehole." SOURCES: El Pais, NBC, The Guardian, The Local ES, https://elpais.com/elpais/2019/01/23/inenglish/1548231368_142142.html https://elpais.com/elpais/2019/01/22/media/1548176417_593093.html https://elpais.com/elpais/2019/01/22/inenglish/1548161678_636501.html https://elpais.com/elpais/2019/01/22/inenglish/1548144373_303448.html https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/Boy-Falls-Down-Well-Spain-504323791.html https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/14/rescuers-search-for-toddler-who-fell-into-110-metre-well-in-spain https://www.thelocal.es/20190121/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-mission-to-rescue-two-year-old-julen *** For story suggestions please contact tips@nextanimation.com.tw For technical and editorial support, please contact: Asia: +61 2 93 73 1841 Europe: +44 20 7542 7599 Americas and Latam: +1 800 738 8377




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