A two-year-old child, who was stuck in a 150-foot-deep unused borewell here, was pulled out Tuesday morning after almost 110 hours, but could not be saved, officials and doctors said. Punjab CM tweeted about the incident:Very sad to hear about the tragic death of young Fatehveer. — Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) June 11, 2019Earlier he tweeted about borewells:Have directed all DCs to ensure that no such open borewell exists in any of the districts & have asked them to submit a report within 24 hours. — Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) June 10, 2019Footage of the rescue#WATCH Punjab: Two-year-old Fatehveer Singh, who had fallen into a borewell in Sangrur, rescued after almost 109-hour long rescue operation. The borewell was covered with a cloth and the boy accidentally stepped on it.His mother tried to rescue him, but failed, officials said.A massive rescue operation was launched to bring the child safely out of the borewell.

Source: dna June 11, 2019 02:03 UTC