Date uploaded: 2022-02-04 16:00:16

Rescue workers in northern Morocco are frantically digging to reach a 5-year-old boy trapped down a 105-foot deep well, officials said Thursday. The boy has been stuck in the well, located in the northern village of Ighran in Morocco's Chefchaouen province, since Tuesday evening. Rescuers said Thursday they have managed to get down oxygen and water to him, and got a response from him. “I pray and beg God that he comes out of that well alive and safe," his mother Wassima Kharchich told local television 2M. “Please God, ease my pain and his, in that hole of dust.” Khalid Agoram, the boy’s father, told another local broadcaster that he been looking for his son for hours on Tuesday before discovering that he had fallen into the well. Thousands of Moroccans took to social media to express their sympathy with the boy and his family. The hashtag #SaveRayan has been trending for hours in Morocco and Twitter posts have brought global attention to the rescue efforts. Tap our link in bio or check back here for updates. 📷: AFP via Getty Images