6-year-old rescued from 100 ft. deep Borewell in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur, declared dead

A six-year-old boy who had fallen into a 100-feet-deep borewell in Gadriwala village in Hoshiarpur, Punjab on Sunday was rescued after nine hours but unfortunately was reported dead after medical examination.

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According to reports, the army had been called in for the rescue operation. A JCB machine had been pressed into service to dig up a tunnel towards the borewell.

Efforts were being made to pull him out with the help of a clip as he had reportedly fallen into the borewell upside down.

The machine was able to dig only 15 feet in one and a half hours. The boy was reported to be stuck at 95-feet-mark in the borewell.

The incident is said to have taken place at 9 am. The child was trying to save himself from stray dogs when he fell into the borewell, sources said.

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-PTC News