This is a horrible tragedy.  They didn't give the age of the boy, but either way it is horrific for him and the family.  Imagine the horror of being trapped in a tiny well for hours and hours until finally you die.  I imagine you would dehydrate and it would be extremely painful and scary.  It's sad that no one got to him in time.  I am also heartbroken for the family, how terrible.  I'm sure this is the kind of thing no one ever expects to happen.  Why was no one watching him?

I just read a story about a Chinese boy who went missing and five days later was found dead at the bottom of a well. Apparently, he had been harvesting vegetables with his father. My question is, if you know that you have a well on your property and your son simply vanishes, wouldn't that be the first place that you look?

This is so sad to read.  What a horrible tragedy for everyone involved - the boy himself, his parents, his family, his community.  It must have been a terrible and very scary way to die to be trapped in that well shaft for four days.  Also, the parents must have been beside themselves, I mean can you imagine?  It just sounds completely horrific and with such a terrible ending too.  It would have been much different if they had been able to rescue him but clearly that was not possible.  Overall this is a nightmare situation and one that no one should have to suffer.