rayan had slid down the well while out with his father. the whole that meant the rescuers could not go down the whole and had instead gouged out a new trench at the side. hundreds of construction workers, engineers and volunteers, burrowed for five days, leaving tonnes of rock and sand. for the final few delicate metres they had held up collapsed prone strata with plastic and metal terminals. the story of the little trapped boy proper story was told around the world. it seems the rescue teams could not get to him in time. and the prayers of the nation went unanswered. the country hoping for a child's salvation has been left bereft and rayan�*s parents can only mourn their son.