Madhya Pradesh man crawls inside porcupine’s den, dies

  • | Monday | 17th September, 2018

And it was a porcupine’s den,” tehsildar Tendukheda, Pankaj Mishra told TOI.“There was no space for turning around in the cave. But the deceased had gone as far as nearly 30 feet inside it. We used excavators to dig the hole and after digging for more than 20 feet, the youth was seen stuck inside. BHOPAL: A 32-year old man died after he crawled deep inside a porcupine’s den in Narsinghpur district of Madhya Pradesh Administrative officials said the man could not be rescued on time despite all efforts.The incident took place in the jungles near Chawarpatha village.The administration began the rescue operation at 2pm that continued till 5.30pm. Even if anyone manages to go inside, he or she will not be able to turn.

BHOPAL: A 32-year old man died after he crawled deep inside a porcupine’s den in Narsinghpur district of Madhya Pradesh Administrative officials said the man could not be rescued on time despite all efforts.The incident took place in the jungles near Chawarpatha village.The administration began the rescue operation at 2pm that continued till 5.30pm. The man was rushed to a community health centre in Kareli where doctors declared him brought dead.The deceased has been identified as Basant Kewat (32), a resident of Chawarpatha village, said police.“It was such a narrow hole that it did not seem humanely possible to get inside. But the deceased had gone as far as nearly 30 feet inside it. The locals here hunt porcupine. And it was a porcupine’s den,” tehsildar Tendukheda, Pankaj Mishra told TOI.“There was no space for turning around in the cave. Even if anyone manages to go inside, he or she will not be able to turn. We used excavators to dig the hole and after digging for more than 20 feet, the youth was seen stuck inside. Later, when the youth was only one feet away, the digging was done manually. He was taken out and rushed to the hospital,” Mishra said.

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