over 30 hrs on, 9-year-old still trapped in 640-ft borewell
Jaipur/Phalodi, Oct. 17 -- A nine-year-old boy remained trapped at a depth of around 640 feet in a borewell in Rajasthan's Phalodi district on Friday, more than 30 hours after he fell into it, as a stone hampered rescue efforts.
The boy fell into the 1,050-foot-deep borewell in Poonia Ki Dhani around noon on Thursday. Rescuers said a camera lowered into the borewell stopped showing the boy's movements on Friday morning and became stuck at a depth of around 30 feet. Rescue expert Madaram and his team made two unsuccessful attempts to remove the obstructing stone. They are examining camera images to assess its position and devise a tool to dislodge it. Rescuers are also attempting to reach the boy using a net made of iron rods.htc...
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