Spain: Rescuers Lowered Down Shaft to Reach Trapped Toddler
Spanish mine rescue experts are being lowered down a deep shaft from where they hope to dig a tunnel to reach a 2-year-old boy trapped underground for 11 days.
Authorities have struggled to recover Julen Rosello after he fell down a narrow, 110-meter (360-foot) deep borehole in the southern Spanish countryside on Jan. 13.
The only sign of the toddler found inside the hole so far is hair that matched his DNA.
Officials said a purpose-built cage was used Thursday to take the miners down a shaft that has been drilled parallel to the borehole.
The rescuers estimate they will need up to 24 hours to dig the 13-foot tunnel to where they believe the boy is.
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