Body of Vietnamese boy retrieved 20 days after he fell into hollow concrete pillar

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Hundreds of rescuers, including soldiers and engineering experts, were deployed to the site in Dong Thap province in the Mekong Delta.

Thai Ly Hao Nam fell into the 25-centimetre-wide shaft of the pillar -- sunk 35m as part of a new bridge -- apparently while looking for scrap metal on Dec 31.

Four days after the fall, authorities declared Nam dead, saying retrieving his body would be a"very difficult task". Early Friday the boy was brought to ground after rescuers went to a depth of 25m and then used specialised equipment to bring him up, the VNExpress news site said. "The rescue lasted a very long time. As there was soil surrounding the pillar... the boy's body was intact," vice chairman of provincial committee Doan Tan Buu said Friday.Collecting scrap metal is a common way for poor people to earn their living, though the work is usually done by women.

 

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