Child lifted from 15-meter-deep well

A toddler who fell into a 15-meter-deep dry well in China's Shandong province on Monday afternoon was rescued early on Tuesday morning.

The boy, 2 and a half years old, was pulled out of the well at 3:06 am, alive and alert. He remains in hospital under observation.

The accident occurred at about 5:30 pm on Monday as the boy in Fangdong village of Zhangdian district in Zibo city fell into the unprotected well, the district government said.