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2-yr-old boy falls into abandoned borewell in Tiruchy
A two-year-old boy fell into an abandoned borewell at Manapparai near here on Friday and frantic efforts are on to rescue him. Prayers on for Sujith as massive rescue ops still under way to pull him out
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B Sujith Wilson, son of Britto Arockiaraj and Kalarani, a couple from Nadukattupatti village near Vengaikurichi, was playing in a field where his parents had sown maize at 5.30 pm when he fell into a borewell that had been abandoned for four years as ground water had dried up. His mother immediately rushed to his aid with the other neighbours and found Sujith stuck at a depth of 25 feet.
They soon alerted the Fire and Rescue personnel who rushed to the spot and started digging the ground with earth movers beside the borewell. Since the ground was wet due to continuous rain, digging became easy but after going down 10 feet, work slowed down as they hit rocky base. They then started drilling the ground and could reach upto 20 feet.
A team of do`ctors camping on the spot supplied oxygen and made lighting arrangements so the child wouldn’t panic. A special camera was also monitoring the child.
Ministers Vijaya Baskar, V Natarajan and Valarmathi supervised the efforts. Around midnight, reports came in that rescue operations suffered a setback as the boy had slipped further into the well. At the time of going to press, there was optimism that the boy would be rescued.
Entire nation prays for boy’s rescue
While the entire rescue team has been putting all its efforts to save the baby, the whole nation is praying for his rescue as well as good health while the ministers and their officials are camping to oversee the rescue operation at Nadukattupatti in Manapparai, Tiruchy, on Friday.
The social medial was also constantly updating about the rescue operations under #Savesujith.The baby, who fell into the abandoned borewell in their own field at Nadukattupatti in Manapparai around 5.30 pm and got stuck at 25 feet.
He fell into the borewell while trying to pick up the ball he had kicked into the ground.
Ministers C Vijaya Baskar, Vellamandi N Natarajan and S Valarmathi, who were present on the spot, continued to monitor the rescue operation. While the medical team was ready with their first-aid with an ambulance, the fire and rescue team with the help of the borewell robot that has been made available by Madurai youth Manikandan has been trying to rescue him at the earliest. Since the baby has been stuck with the hands raised, the rescue operation was made in such a way that the baby could be lifted with the support of rope noose locked on his one hand around 10 pm. Around 11 pm, the attempt for locking the other hand was made but the team could not lock it for several attempts.
“The rescue team has been trying to lift the baby after locking both the hands as they are raised. Since he is very tender in age, we have asked his parents to keep on talking to him and the baby has been responding to their calls. We have deputed officials of all the department especially the medical team which has been equipped with all medicines and support systems,” said Vijaya Baskar and added that the baby would be rushed to Manapparai GH once rescued.
Past incidents of borewell tragedies
Sept 23, 2018: A two-year-old child, who fell into a borewell in Nagapattinam and got stuck at 15 feet while playing outside her house, was rescued after a two-hour-long battle by the fire and rescue services personnel.
April 12, 2015: A two-and-a-half-year-old boy fell into a 300-ft borewell at Koorammpadi near Arcot in Vellore district while playing near a farmhouse in the locality. Efforts to rescue the child failed and the child died.
April 14, 2014: A four-year-old boy, G Harshan, was pulled out of a borewell after a six-hour struggle in Tirunelveli district on April 14, 2014. The boy fell into a 400-ft borewell in Kuthalaperi village near Sankarankoil and was stuck at a depth of 17 feet.
September 29, 2013: P Devi, daughter of farmers Palani and Malarkodi, from Pulavanpadi village near Arni, who fell into a borewell and got trapped at 25 feet, died after being pulled out of the well.
April 2013: A seven-year-old girl died after she fell into the improperly-closed 900-ft borewell at Suryapalli in Karur district
Sept 2012: A four-year-old boy, who fell into a borewell, was miraculously saved after marathon efforts by fire and rescue services personnel at Denkankottai near Hosur
Sept 2011: A four-year-old boy died after falling into a 200-ft deep borewell at Kailasanathapuram in Tirunelveli district in 2011
August 2009: A three-year-old boy, K Gopikumar, lost his life after he slipped into an 18-ft dry abandoned borewell at Andampallam in Tiruvannamalai district
Feb 2009: A six-year-old boy died when he accidentally fell into a 450-ft deep abandoned borewell at Rajdhani near Andipatti in Theni district
October 2008: A three-year-old boy died when he accidentally fell into a borewell that was left open at Asaripatti near Andipatti in Theni district
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