India News | Gujarat: 3-year-old Girl Falls into Borewell, Rescue Ops Underway
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A 3-year-old girl fell 30 feet into a borewell in Devbhumi Dwarka in Gujarat on Monday and teams comprising Army personnel and local authorities were engaged in a rescue operation, an official said.
Devbhumi Dwarka, Jan 1 (PTI) A 3-year-old girl fell 30 feet into a borewell in Devbhumi Dwarka in Gujarat on Monday and teams comprising Army personnel and local authorities were engaged in a rescue operation, an official said.
The girl fell into the borewell in Ran village at 1pm while playing, Deputy Collector HB Bhagora said.
The rescue teams comprising Army as well as local police and fire brigade personnel have managed to pull her up by 10 feet, Bhagora informed.
An ambulance was stationed at the site and help was sought from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), he said.
An NDRF statement said a team from the premier agency had left for the site from Gandhinagar at 2:55pm.
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