** Vermicino: Angelo Licheri died, he tried to save Alfredino **

Angelo Licheri, the man who descended into the well of Vermicino to try to save Alfredino Rampi, died last night in a nursing home in Nettuno, near Rome. Licheri, 77, was a volunteer and went to Vermicino after learning of the tragedy. The night between Friday 12th and Saturday 13th June 1981 fell upside down: Alfredino had fallen on the evening of 10th June. Licheri also spoke to the child and remained in the well for 45 minutes. “He was a symbol, a pure volunteer”. This is how Rita Di Iorio, president of the Rampi Center recalls the figure of Licheri, “with whom there has always been a very close relationship. We knew he had been ill for some time – says Di Iorio to Adnkronos – and we can say that we waited at any moment. But it is still a great pain, he suffered a lot. We are sorry, we have always respected him for his courage, he was a pure volunteer, a symbol “.