Vietnamese boy, 10, dead after falling into 115-foot concrete hole - Fox News

Vietnamese authorities announced Wednesday that the 10-year-old lad trapped down a 115-foot heavy factual spread since New Year’s Eve is dead, according to reports. 

The boy, identified arsenic Thai Ly Hao Nam, initially was heard crying for assistance erstwhile helium slipped done a 10-inch diameter shaft astatine a span operation tract successful the Dong Thap state Saturday greeting portion searching for scrap metallic with friends. 

Despite oxygen being pumped down into the spread amid efforts to scope him, the lad stopped interacting with rescuers Monday. Crews lowered down a camera to effort to pinpoint his location. 

The BBC reported Wednesday the lad was chopped portion rescuers were trying to rise the pillar. 

VIETNAM RESCUERS RACE TO SAVE BOY TRAPPED DOWN 115-FOOT CONCRETE HOLE SINCE NEW YEAR'S EVE 

Doan Tan Buu, lawman president of the Dong Thap provincial peoples committee, speaks to the media successful Dong Thap state Jan. 4, 2023, arsenic quality emerged of the decease of a lad trapped successful a heavy shaft astatine a operation site.  (Hai Long/AFP via Getty Images)

Doan Tan Buu, lawman main of the confederate Vietnam province, besides said not capable oxygen could scope the 10-year-old, who had already suffered aggregate injuries. 

"We had prioritized the rescue of the boy. However, the conditions mean it is intolerable the lad has survived," helium said.

Rescuers look down into the tract of wherever a 10-year-old lad is thought to beryllium trapped successful a 35-meter heavy shaft astatine a span operation tract successful Vietnam's Dong Thap state Jan. 2, 2023.  (STR/AFP via Getty Images)

The authoritative said helium consulted with medical experts earlier declaring the boy’s decease Wednesday, but crews would inactive enactment to retrieve the 10-year-old’s assemblage arsenic soon arsenic imaginable for due burial, AFP reported. The authoritative added that doing truthful would beryllium a "very hard task." 

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh connected Monday tapped national rescuers to articulation section authorities’ efforts to prevention the boy, AFP reported. 

Hundreds of rescuers successful Vietnam worked Jan. 2, 2023, to escaped a 10-year-old lad who fell into a 35-meter spread connected a operation tract 2 days before.  (STR/AFP via Getty Images)

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Hundreds of soldiers and engineering experts were mobilized Tuesday to effort to prevention him, according to the BBC. Crews tried drilling to soften the ungraded surrounding the pillar to effort to bring the pillar upward retired of the ground. They besides lowered down a 62-foot tube to effort to region mud and h2o to soften unit astir the pillar.