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Indian toddler stuck in borewell dies despite major rescue efforts | Indian toddler stuck in borewell dies despite major rescue efforts |
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A two year old boy, who had fallen down a well in southern India on Friday, has been found dead, media reports said. | A two year old boy, who had fallen down a well in southern India on Friday, has been found dead, media reports said. |
Officials in Tamil Nadu said early on Tuesday that Sujith Wilson's body had been retrieved in a decomposed state. | Officials in Tamil Nadu said early on Tuesday that Sujith Wilson's body had been retrieved in a decomposed state. |
Sujith fell into the abandoned borewell while playing with friends. | Sujith fell into the abandoned borewell while playing with friends. |
He had initially been stuck at about 10m (30ft) but then fell further into the 180m-deep abandoned well, triggering a major rescue operation over several days. | He had initially been stuck at about 10m (30ft) but then fell further into the 180m-deep abandoned well, triggering a major rescue operation over several days. |
"We observed a stench emanating from the borewell. It was confirmed that Sujith is no more. We found his body to be highly decomposed and dismembered," Tamil Nadu official J Radhakrishnan was quoted by the New Indian Express. | "We observed a stench emanating from the borewell. It was confirmed that Sujith is no more. We found his body to be highly decomposed and dismembered," Tamil Nadu official J Radhakrishnan was quoted by the New Indian Express. |
A borewell is a narrow shaft drilled into the ground to extract water. Heavy machinery had been used to try to dig a second hole parallel to the one the child fell into. | |
India was celebrating its Diwali holiday over the long weekend and the boy's story gathered widespread social media attention. | India was celebrating its Diwali holiday over the long weekend and the boy's story gathered widespread social media attention. |
Prayers had been held in temples, mosques and churches across Tamil Nadu for his safe return and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also tweeted his concern for the toddler. | Prayers had been held in temples, mosques and churches across Tamil Nadu for his safe return and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also tweeted his concern for the toddler. |
In June this year, a toddler who was stuck in a similar well died in the state of Punjab despite a two-day rescue operation to retrieve the boy. | In June this year, a toddler who was stuck in a similar well died in the state of Punjab despite a two-day rescue operation to retrieve the boy. |
There have been fresh calls for fines for those who leave abandoned wells open. | There have been fresh calls for fines for those who leave abandoned wells open. |