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A two-year-old boy who had fallen into a 20-feet open borewell in Karnataka’s Vijayapura district was rescued Thursday after an 18-hour operation involving the disaster response forces and local authorities.
The toddler who has been identified as Satwik Mujagond, a native of Lachyan village, is alive and is being taken to a local hospital for treatment. He was stuck at a depth of around 16 feet, a senior police officer said.
The incident took place at Indi taluk around 6 pm on Wednesday while the child was playing in a farm. According to eye-witnesses, the borewell was left open without any warnings or precaution. The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), firefighters and police personnel were pressed into action to rescue the boy.
The authorities made arrangements for oxygen supply, and began digging with the help of earth movers.
Minister for Large and Medium Scale Industries M B Patil, who is in charge of Vijayapura, had directed the district administration to expedite measures to rescue the toddler. Taking it to X, Patil said “I am being apprised of minute-to-minute updates from the district administration.”
Indi Assistant Commissioner Abid Gadyal told reporters the police, fire fighters, revenue and other officials were sent to the spot as soon as they received an alert.
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