The 6-year-old boy who slipped into a ditch near the Grotto of San Francesco in Pian dell'Elmo, in the territory of Apiro (Macerata), was reached by rescuers and is in good health.
The little one was with his parents and had just come out of the cave.
The Alpine Rescue had rushed to the scene with three alpine teams and the entire speleo sector of the Cnsas Marche, the firefighters with a team from Apiro and a Saf arrived from Macerata, as well as dog units, 118, also alerted the carabinieri.
The research area had turned out to be rather impervious and with snowy stretches.