Chinese woman survives for 15 days after falling down abandoned well

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A Chinese woman has been found alive after becoming trapped at the bottom of an abandoned well for 15 days.

Su Qixiu, 38, lived off raw corn cobs and rainwater, the Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported. She fell down the concealed well near her village in the northern province of Henan after she went out foraging for herbs and could not climb out as the walls were too slippery and steep, the report said.

Su was discovered by a villager who was harvesting corn on Monday and then rescued by firefighters, Xinhua said. She was in a stable condition in hospital and recovering, the agency said.

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