Boy rescued from deep well has died, says Morocco’s king

King Mohammed VI expressed his condolences to the boy’s parents in a statement released by the Moroccan royal palace

A tractor digs through a mountain during the rescue mission. Picture: AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy

Morocco’s king has said the five-year-old boy who was trapped in a well for four days has died.

On Saturday, rescuers pulled the boy out of the deep well where he had been trapped.