The body of a 3-year-old boy who fell into a drain in Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, was found early on Wednesday after a search lasting more than five days.

The boy was reported missing at 8 pm on Thursday after he fell into a 6-meter-deep hole, the city government said in a statement.

After a 126-hour search, the body was found in the pipeline on the north shore of the Jingma River, about 1.1 km from where the accident occurred, members of the rescue team said.