5-year-old boy slips into borewell, dies

  • | Tuesday | 27th June, 2017

"We suspect that clay must have slipped into the borewell when people gathered to see the boy inside. Until then, we were trying to supply oxygen to the child stuck inside the borewell," he said. "A message was passed on to the NDRF team, Pune, which rushed to the spot by evening. The child was rushed to a local hospital, where he was declared on arrival," Patil said. Maybe, the child could have been saved had this not happened," he said, adding that police cleared the area soon after arriving.

Kolhapur: Twelve hours of efforts by a rescue team could not save the life of a five-year-old boy who accidentally fell into a 650-foot borewell at Kapuswadi village in Mann taluka of Satara district.Mangesh Anil Jadhav of nearby Virali village had accompanied his parents to Kapuswadi, where they work as labourers. He slipped into the borewell while his mother was busy working in the field nearby around 2 pm on Monday.The child 's mother soon raised an alarm and villagers gathered at the spot, but were helpless as the diameter of the borewell is only 8 inches. One of villagers informed the police about the incident.Sandip Patil, superintendent of police, Satara district, said that soon after receiving information, a team of disaster management was sent to the spot along with necessary equipment. The local excavators and ambulances also reached the spot for the rescue operation."A message was passed on to the NDRF team, Pune, which rushed to the spot by evening. Until then, we were trying to supply oxygen to the child stuck inside the borewell," he said."The NDRF team managed to pull him out by 2.30 am on Tuesday. The child was rushed to a local hospital, where he was declared on arrival," Patil said."We suspect that clay must have slipped into the borewell when people gathered to see the boy inside. This made matters worse. Maybe, the child could have been saved had this not happened," he said, adding that police cleared the area soon after arriving.

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