A four-year-old boy identified as Gurkaran Singh is rescued after falling into a newly dug borewell in Chak Samana, Hoshiarpur district of Punjab. Officials report the borewell is recently made operational and that work to fill gravel and soil around it was still pending, contributing to the incident. The boy becomes trapped inside the borewell at an estimated depth of about 20 to 30 feet. A rescue operation lasting roughly nine hours is carried out overnight, involving multiple agencies and local support. Reportedly, the NDRF and SDRF, along with Punjab Police and local volunteers, work together to retrieve the child from the borewell. After the rescue, the boy appears stable and is taken to a hospital for examination. Authorities also indicate the rescue faces operational challenges due to the borewell’s depth and the need to extract a young child safely.
Four-year-old rescued after falling into newly dug borewell in Hoshiarpur
A four-year-old boy identified as Gurkaran Singh is rescued after falling into a newly dug borewell in Chak Samana, Hoshiarpur district of Punjab. Officials report the borewell is recently made operat...
- A four-year-old boy, Gurkaran Singh, falls into a borewell in Chak Samana, Hoshiarpur, Punjab.
- Officials say the borewell has recently been made operational and surrounding filling work was not completed.
- The boy is trapped at a depth of about 20–30 feet.
- Rescue efforts last about nine hours and involve NDRF, SDRF, Punjab Police, and local volunteers.
- After being pulled out safely, the boy is taken to a hospital for medical examination.
Four year old Gurkaran Singh was rescued safely after nine hours from a borewell in Chak Samana, Hoshiarpur, by NDRF, SDRF, Punjab Police and local volunteers
3 months agoA four-year-old boy was safely rescued from a newly dug borewell in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, after a challenging nine-hour operation. Multiple rescue agencies and local volunteers collaborated to pull the child out from a depth of 20 to 30 feet. The boy, who appeared stable after the rescue, was immediately taken to a hospital for examination.
3 months agoThe boy, identified as Gurkaran Singh, was trapped inside the borewell at a depth of around 20 to 30 feet, officials said.
3 months agoAccording to officials, the borewell had recently been made operational, and the work to fill gravel and soil around it was still pending
3 months ago
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