Hoshiarpur (Punjab): Despite best efforts and a rescue operation that lasted for 7-8 hours, the six-year-old boy who fell into a 300-feet deep borewell in Behrampur village near Garhdiwala in Punjab on Sunday died.
The boy was playing in a field and climbed a borewell shaft when some stray dogs started chasing him. The borewell shaft was covered with a jute bag and could not withstand the weight of the boy and gave in causing him to fall into the well. Officials said that the borewell is 300-ft deep and that the boy is stuck at 100-ft inside the borewell.
Teams of district administration including Deputy Commissioner Sandeep Hans rushed to the spot. Additionally, National Disaster Response Force was called in and medical teams were also deployed. A camera was put inside the borewell to monitor the boy's condition and he was also provided high flow oxygen through pipes. Around 6:30 pm, officials rescued the boy and rushed him to the hospital.
The doctor who examined him said, "Rithik was stiff when he was brought to us. He was put on a ventilator but we couldn't save him. Based on his body temperature, he must have died in the last thirty minutes before being rescued". The doctor also said that according to preliminary investigation, the boy died of suffocation.
