Eluru: A 9-year-old boy, who accidentally fell into a deep well, was rescued after a five-hour rescue operation in the Eluru district of Andhra Pradesh. It is learnt that 9-year-old Jaswant of Gundugolanakunta in Dwarka Tirumala mandal of Eluru district was playing near his house on Wednesday evening when he slipped into an old well 400-ft-deep. His parents were away at the time of the mishap.
Fortunately, Jaswant got stuck on a rock at a depth of 30 feet. The relatives started searching for the boy, but heard him screaming from the well at around 9 pm. Locals who reached the borewell in large numbers tried to save the boy with the help of ropes. As there was no other option, local youth Suresh tied a rope around his waist and descended into the well and retrieved the boy.