MP: Boy rescued from borewell after 35 hours

Dewas (Madhya Pradesh) March 12 (IANS) A four-year-old boy who fell into a 33-feet-deep open borewell in a village here on Saturday morning has been rescued by the SDRF and the army safely with the help of a rope.

Roshan who fell in the borewell in Umaria village in Madhya Pradesh s Dewas district was rescued on Sunday night at 10:30 p.m. District Magistrate Ashish Singh said.

Singh told reporters here that as soon as Roshan was rescued a group of doctors examined him on the spot. He was fine but has been admitted to a hospital.

The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and army dug a parallel pit to rescue Roshan but a hard rock hindered the operation. Later Roshan was pulled out with the help of a rope Singh said.

He was supplied with oxygen milk and water while he was stuck in the borewell and was monitored by a camera.

--IANS
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