Nellore: One out of the two children who were rescued from a trench in Andhra Pradesh's Nellore on Monday, succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment at a government hospital at Ramateertham.
Three-year-old Mokshita and four-year-old Gopi Raju, who were cousins have accidentally slipped into a 12-feet deep trench which was dug up for laying a pipeline to provide water to a nearby school.
Locals immediately contacted the officials and a rescue operation was initiated.
A tunnel was dug parallel to the trench using a JCB machine and after fours hours, the children were rescued.
The duo was rushed to a government hospital where Mokshita succumbed to her injuries.
Mokshita hailed from Chirala town in Prakasam district. She along with her parents had come to Utukuru Pedapalem village to visit relatives.
