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Rajasthan: Rescue of boy who fell into borewell in Dausa continues

Visual from the spot

Dausa: Rescue operations to rescue a 5-year-old boy who fell into a borewell while playing in Dausa continued on Tuesday, reports Dynamite News correspondent.

"Rescue operation has been going on the whole night. NDRF-SDRF teams are working... the administration is trying their best (to rescue the child)," Dausa DM Devendra Kumar said.

The boy fell into a borewell on Modnay while playing, prompting the district administration to immediately launch a rescue operation.

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Child at 150 feet depth
According to district administration officials, the child was at a depth of about 150 feet and his condition was said to be stable.

"The child is at a depth of about 150 feet and is being continuously given oxygen. The medical team is present at the spot. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), and Civil Defence teams have also reached the spot," Dausa District Magistrate said.

"Excavation is being done with a JCB. Rescue efforts are being made, and the child's condition is fine," he said.

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Earlier incidents
Earlier this year in September, a two-year-old girl was rescued from a 35-foot open borewell in the Bandikui area of Dausa after 18 hours of rescue operations by NDRF and SDRF.

 

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