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I thought I'd just take a moment to reflect on what happened in Malaga, Spain.

Two weeks ago, two-year old Julen fell into a borehole, the well was more than 100 meters (330 ft) deep.

The accident happened during a Sunday afternoon excursion in a hilly plantation near the village of Totalán.

Ever since, rescue services have worked day and night to try and rescue the little boy, however, his lifeless body was found in the early hours of this morning.

 

People had hoped for a miracle, but a two-year-old boy who had been at such a depth for two weeks, goodness knows at what temperature, with no food, nothing to drink and after a fall from such a height, that would have been highly unlikely.

What makes it even worse, Julen's parents had already lost  thre-year old son, Oliver, due to a heart attck, less than two years ago, this must have ripped an old wound open completely again.

 

Now a court in Málaga will attempt to determine the circumstances that saw Julen buried by rubble in a borehole that, according to local authorities, lacked the necessary permit - as do many thousands of others like it around the country.

The farmer who had drilled the well has said in his statement to th Guardia Civil that he had closed off the entrance to the borehole with a stone (!), but it appears that, at the time of the accident, the hole was completely open.

 

This case makes me think of the case of Jessica McClure in America, some years ago, a similar scenario in a well in her garden.

Fortunately, the little girl survived.

This story has even been made into a film, well worth watching, so, if anyone is interested, the film is called "Everybody's baby: the rescue of Jessica McClure".

 

In the mean time, I want to spare a thought for the troubled family.

Rest in peace, little angel.

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I just wanted to add (I was too late to edit the post), that the film about Jessica McClure can be seen here.

 

As I said, it is a true story (the film is a dramatisation, which means a cinema imitation), but nohing has been altered to the facts and the truth.

Well recommended.

 

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