File picture of rescue workers attempting to pull out the five-year-old boy who fell into a borewell, in Dausa, Rajasthan
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A five-year-old boy who fell into a 150-feet-deep borewell in Rajasthan’s Dausa was rescued Wednesday (December 11, 2024) night after an over 55-hour-long operation, but was declared dead on arrival at a hospital.
The child fell in a 150-foot-deep borewell while playing on December 9. A rescue operation was quickly launched to extricate him.
The child was pulled out of the borewell in an unconscious state on Wednesday night and was rushed to a hospital where he was declared dead.
The Chief Medical Officer in Dausa said that multiple attempts were made to resuscitate him but all went in vain.
“The child was brought here so that we could try and revive him if possible…we did ECG twice and the child has been declared dead,” said Dausa CMO.
Drilling machines used
A parallel pit was dug using drilling machines to reach the child.
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel said there were myriad challenges in the operation, including the water level estimated to be around 160 feet.
The difficulty in capturing the boy’s movements on camera due to steam underground and safety concerns for the rescue staff were also among the challenges in the operation, they said.
According to District Collector Devendra Kumar, the rescue officials had to bring in a second machine for the operations after the first one had broken down.
“The machine had broken down; our second machine has arrived… Our rescue operation is going on. The rescue operation will continue until the child is taken out,” Mr. Kumar said.
(With inputs from PTI and ANI)
Published – December 12, 2024 08:03 am IST
