The 6-year-old boy died away on Sunday following a 45-hour rescue attempt after falling into an open borewell in an agricultural field on Friday in Manika village, near the Janeh police station in the Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh. Rescue team retrieved the child, but they were unable to save his life.
According to Additional SP Vivek Lal Singh, ” NDRF, police, local team, people and local administration worked hard for around 45 hours. The team worked continuously for 45 hours with all the precautions and safety measures but we couldn’t save his life.”
Speaking to ANI a day earlier, Additional SP, Rewa, Anil Sonkar stated, “This borewell in which the six-year-old boy fell is 6 cm in diameter. The child fell into the borewell while playing. The locals informed the police, after which the rescue team reached the spot and launched an operation to bring him out.” In order to rescue the six-year-old youngster who was trapped securely, he had also advised that a parallel hole was being dug.
Madhya Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla had also visited the site and said, “We hope to successfully rescue the child… The NDRF team has reached halfway… They are trying their best. The administration is monitoring this rescue operation… As told by the NDRF team, it will take 2 to 4 hours more.”