• 18 month-old baby rescued from 300-feet borewell in Gujrat

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    18 month-old baby rescued from 300-feet borewell in Gujrat

    The rescue team ingeniously modified a metallic hook, attached it to Manila rope, and lowered it into the borewell. The hook engaged in the child's T-shirt after a few minutes and the rope was successfully taken out. 

    Digital Desk: An 18-month-old baby was rescued from a borewell in
    the Surendranagar district of Gujrat. The incident reportedly took place at around 8 pm on Tuesday when
    the baby boy, Shivam, was playing at a farm in Dudapur village, where his
    parents worked as laborers.

    According to
    Dhrangadhra administration officer M P Patel, he fell into the borewell and got
    trapped at a depth of 20–25 feet.

    Shivam was rescued by
    an Indian Army team on Tuesday night and sent to a government hospital for
    further treatment.

    The Assistant
    Superintendent of Police had called Dhrangadhra Military Station, requesting
    assistance in rescuing an infant who had fallen into a small borewell in
    Dudhapur hamlet.

    Meanwhile, when a
    Quick Reaction Team reached the spot, they found Shivam stranded at 25 feet in
    a 300-foot-deep borewell. The water had even reached the child's nose, but he
    was still able to breathe and his screams could be heard, according to a
    defence press release.











    It may be mentioned
    that the rescue team ingeniously modified a metallic hook, attached it to
    Manila rope, and lowered it into the borewell. The hook engaged in the child's
    T-shirt after a few minutes and the rope was successfully taken out. 

    The
    rescued boy was sent to Surendranagar's CU Shah Hospital, where his health is
    stable.