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MP: 8-year-old boy, who was rescued from 60-ft borewell after 24 hours, dies
Efforts are ongoing to rescue an eight-year-old boy who fell into a 60-feet-deep borewell in Madhya Pradesh's Vidisha district on Tuesday.
An eight-year-old boy who fell into a 60-feet-deep borewell in Madhya Pradesh's Vidisha district on Tuesday was rescued after 24 hours, however, he could not survive. The boy - identified as Lokesh Ahirwar - was rushed to the government hospital in Lateri town - about 14 km from the district headquarters following his rescue - but the doctors declared him dead after examination.
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According to officials, Lokesh slipped into the narrow hole at Kherkhedi Pathar village at around 11 am on Tuesday. After being alerted by the villagers, a rescue team immediately reached the spot and began an operation to extricate the child.
Vidisha Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Sameer Yadav said that oxygen was supplied inside the tank and webcams were installed to locate the boy. "The incident took place around 11 am. Police and administration reached the spot immediately," Yadav added. According to him, the rescue team dug a 34 feet pit of a 49-foot pit to reach the child.
Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced an assistance of ₹4 lakh to the kin of the boy.
In a similar incident in Madhya Pradesh's Ahmednagar district, a five-year-old boy died after falling into a borewell. According to National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) officials, the boy accidentally fell into a 200-foot-deep uncovered borewell while playing at around 4 pm on Monday and was stuck at 20 feet. While the rescuers managed to get the boy out of the borewell on Tuesday morning, he was declared dead.
(With inputs from ANI, PTI)
