His life could not be saved…
On Tuesday, an 8-year-old boy fell into a 60-feet-deep borewell in Madhya Pradesh's Vidisha district was brought out after a rescue operation that lasted for 48 hours. However, his life couldn't be saved.
As per the officials, the borewell is 60-feet-deep and the boy is stuck at a depth of 43 feet. A parallel pit is being dug with the help of JCB machines (earthmovers) to pull out the child.
“Three teams of SDRF and one team of NDRF are on the spot. A camera was lowered into the borewell and the child is being monitored, oxygen is being supplied. We cannot talk to him and food has not been delivered yet,” news agency ANI quoted Vidisha ASP Sameer Yadav as saying.
“The incident took place around 11 am. Police and the administration reached the spot immediately. There can be movements noticed in the child and we are trying to rescue him as early as possible,” Sameer Yadav added.
The incident took place when the boy, Lokesh Ahirwar, was playing when he slipped into the narrow hole around 11 am at Kherkhedi Pathar village under Lateri tehsil in the district.
Vidisha Collector Umashankar Bhargava said, “We are digging a 49-feet deep pit and have successfully dug around 34 feet till now. The child will be rescued soon. We are continuously supplying oxygen and our webcams have also been placed”.
ASP Sameer Yadav said that NDRF has said that the rescue operation can take another 1.5-2 hours.
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