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Alfredo Rampi, nicknamed Alfredino which translates as "little Alfredo" (April 11, 1975 - June 13, 1981), was an Italian child who died after falling into a well in Vermicino, a village near Frascati, on Wednesday 10 June 1981. ==The incident== At about 7:00pm on that day, Alfredo fell into an artesian well which was very narrow and deep (about 30 centimeters wide and 80 meters deep). His position, on arrival of the first rescuers, was estimated at around 36 meters below ground level. To reach him, a parallel shaft was constructed beside the well. Unfortunately, the drilling caused him to slip an estimated 30 meters down into the well. The drama caused unprecedented media attention as the live broadcast on television went on for 18 hours non-stop. RAI, Italian public television, records audiences of 21 million people at peak times. The Italian President at the time, Sandro Pertini, personally visited the scene. As rescue attempts became more desperate, Angelo Licheri, a volunteer, was secured and lowered into the well to try to save Alfredo. Licheri did manage to reach him and tried to secure a harness around him to pull him out, but failed. Dramatically, none of the further attempts to save him had success; in fact, he only slipped down lower and lower. Licheri was upside down in the well for 45 minutes and never completely recovered from the injuries caused by the descent. After many hours, Alfredo's voice (relayed by a microphone) was getting weaker and he is thought to have died around 6:30am on 13 June. It was another volunteer, Donato Caruso, who realized that he was dead while trying once again to secure a harness on him. His body was finally recovered on 11 July, 28 days after his death. Subsequently, his mother, Franca Rampi, founded the " Center Rampi" that helps and encourages the Civil Protection of children. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alfredo Rampi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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