The parents of Rayan Aourram walk away after rescue workers retrieved his body from a deep well and placed it in an ambulance, in the village of Ighran in Morocco's Chefchaouen province. EPA
An ambulance drives away from the well where rescuers retrieved the body. The 5-year-old Moroccan boy who was trapped in a well for four days has died, authorities confirmed. EPA
The rescue effort began after Rayan fell 32 metres down a dry well on Tuesday. AFP
Rescue workers carry the body and place it in the ambulance. EPA
Rayan's body was wrapped in a yellow blanket after it was taken out through a tunnel dug specifically for the rescue. AFP
A member of the Moroccan emergency services in action during the rescue operation. AFP
Search crews first used five bulldozers to dig vertically to a depth of more than 31 metres. AFP
On Friday, rescuers started excavating a horizontal tunnel to reach Rayan. AFP
Experts in topographical engineering were called upon for help. AFP
A Moroccan emergency services climber surveys the site. AFP
People wait for word on the rescue. AFP
Rescuers had earlier been able to feed Rayan food and oxygen through an opening in the well, and they placed a camera on him to watch his progress. AFP
Hundreds of technical experts, workers, journalists, volunteers and well-wishers watched the rescue mission at the site and on live streams. AFP
Members of the civil defence use diggers and other equipment at the site. AFP
Crowds gather near the well as they anxiously wait for news on the fate of the child. AFP
As the well became deeper, it also narrowed to a diameter of a little more than 30 centimetres, rescue workers said. AFP
A woman waits for news at the site. AFP
The rescue operation captured attention in Morocco and around the world. AFP
Rescuers work against the clock to reach Rayan. AFP
Rescuers toiled through the night as concerns about Rayan's safety grow. AFP
Rescuers during the nerve-racking final stages of a marathon effort to rescue Rayan. AFP
Bystanders watch as the rescue attempt continues. AFP
The brave work of rescue workers goes on. AFP
Concerns about ground stability halted the rescue attempt at times. AP
Rayan's father said that he was touched by the outpouring of support from fellow Moroccans over his son's ordeal. AP
