Helicopters and field hospital on standby as miners get closer to little Julen trapped in Malaga well

HELICOPTERS and a field hospital are on standby next to the tunnel where miners are attempting to rescue Julen Jimenez. 

The choppers are ready and waiting to whisk the boy to hospital if necessary, while a team of medical experts are prepped to attend to the boy if there are signs of life.

It comes as miners are now just around 60 centimetres away from where they believe the two-year-old Malaga toddler is trapped.

Seguimos a la espera de que los mineros consigan excavar los últimos centímetros para llegar hasta donde se presume que está Julen. Sigue el operativo en directo en @el_pais https://t.co/FKFa1eFrq3

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— Nacho Sánchez (@nacholaisla) January 25, 2019

Parents Jose Rocio and Vicky Maria Garcia and family are receiving psychological treatment at the excavation site.

There are 26 emergency service staff on site as the 12-day ordeal reaches its final stage.

More to follow….