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100-hour rescue for Vietnamese boy trapped in concrete pillar ends in tragedy

SCMP, 05 Jan 2023
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A 10-year-old Vietnamese boy who slipped into a narrow open shaft of a concrete pillar was confirmed dead on January 4, 2023. The New Year’s Eve accident happened in the southern Vietnamese province of Dong Thap, where rescuers spent nearly 100 hours trying to save the boy.

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