Rescue officials race against time to save eight-year-old boy from borewell in central India

Record ID: 1701274

  • Title: Rescue officials race against time to save eight-year-old boy from borewell in central India
  • Date: 7th December 2022
  • Summary: BETUL, MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA (DECEMBER 07, 2022) (ANI- No use India) (NIGHT SHOTS) EXCAVATORS DIGGING AREA NEAR BORWELL TO RESCUE EIGHT-YEAR-OLD BOY, TANMAY SAHU WHO FELL INTO IT RESCUE OFFICIALS AND WORKERS STANDING BOREWELL VARIOUS OF RESCUE OPERATION UNDERWAY/EXCAVATORS DIGGING EXCAVATOR DIGGING AS PEOPLE STAND (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) ADDITIONAL DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, BETUL, SHYAMENDRA JAYASWAL, SAYING: "Eight-year-old Tanmay Sahu fell into a borewell in Mandvi village of Athner administrative division in Betul at around 5 pm (1130 GMT). The rescue operations have been going on since we received the information at around 2.30 am (2100GMT) now but the operations are still underway. We are trying to rescue him." FATHER, SUNIL SAHU, AND RELATIVES OF SAHU SEATED VARIOUS OF WOMEN CRYING (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) FATHER OF EIGHT-YEAR-OLD BOY, TANMAY SAHU WHO FELL INTO BOREWELL, SUNIL SAHU, SAYING: "It was a 5-6-year-old borewell and they had kept it open. The child was playing and somehow reached there and fell into it." BETUL, MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA (DECEMBER 07, 2022) (ANI- No use India) EXCAVATOR DIGGING RESCUE WORKERS AND OFFICIALS WATCHING VARIOUS OF EXCAVATORS DIGGING
  • Embargoed: 21st December 2022 08:51
  • Keywords: Betul India borewell child excavators field rescue rescue operations
  • Location: BETUL, MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA
  • City: BETUL, MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA
  • Country: India
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Disaster/Accidents
  • Reuters ID: LVA001H62IIJ3
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Rescue officials in India's central Betul district were trying with all their might to save an eight-year-old boy who fell into a 400-feet-deep borewell on Tuesday (December 06).
    The boy, identified as Tanmay Sahu, was playing in a nearby field when he crossed over to another field and fell into a 5-6-year-old open borewell around 5 pm (1130 GMT) and got stuck at 55 feet.
    On receiving the information rescue officials rushed to the accident spot and excavators were pressed into service to dig and pull out the child as soon as possible. A camera was also installed into the borewell to monitor the child's condition.
    The condition of the child was stable, said police officials.
    Incidents of children falling into open borewells have been reported frequently in India in recent times. Over the years, such cases have come to light in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Rajasthan and others.
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