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  Poor little guy. I am sorry this happened to you.
context: It was starting to seem like the most likely scenario when they lost touch with him many hours ago. 
  Very tragic for his family and deeply sad for any innocent dying terrified and alone like that. I hope that at least he heard the crews with his family trying to help him. >
  
  I feel so awful for his parents and his whole family too. Such a terrible and tragic thing to happen. >
  
  Tragic story and this is just one reason (the most important) why piers should be filled the day they are drilled. 
  Also, it's a pier not a pillar. I was very confused by the articles title. >
  
  The text of the article repeatedly says pillar too? Where's the pier I'm confused. >
  
  Viet guy here, it's a hollow tube, which will be filled with concrete later I believe. >
  
  They just used the wrong word actually. Pillars are vertical and above ground. Piers are below ground and filled with concrete, generally to "socket" a building into bedrock. What they are showing in the article is a pier. >
  
  Terrible news.  35 meters and only a 25cm diameter? I can't imagine how he felt and how his parents are now. >
  
  He probably went in head first, assuming it wasn't very deep or he could get back out. Your lungs function when you're up right, when you're upside down the organs under your lungs press on your lungs and make it difficult to breathe.
  Whats more, if the diameter was only 25 cm, and the boy was 10, he was likely small for his age which is indicative of malnourishment. Add to the fact he was looking for scrap metal likely to help support the family...its all really sad.
  The child died scared, cold, alone, in the dark, and possible upside down. >
  
  
  when you're upside down the organs under your lungs press on your lungs and make it difficult to breathe.
  
  Flashbacks to nutty putty cave guy >
  
  Nope, not googling >
  
  Good call. Wish I hadn't. >
  
  very good call.  its one of those things you read that will randomly appear in your head when you are trying to sleep one night.   urgh. >
  
  I get that one and the 9/11 phone call guy.