KANPUR, Aug. 28 -- An 18-year-old woman died after the courtyard of her house collapsed and she fell into a nearly 25-foot-deep abandoned borewell in Kanpur's Purwami village under Maharajpur police station on Friday morning. She was rescued after nearly seven hours but was declared dead at the Sarsaul community health centre (CHC).

The incident occurred around 6:40 am when Yashi Savita, the youngest of four sisters, was stepping out of the bathroom after taking a bath. The ground beneath her suddenly gave way, causing her to fall into the abandoned borewell.

Her elder sister witnessed the fall and alerted their parents. The family initially tried to rescue Yashi by lowering a rope, but continued soil collapse caused her to slip further...