Deaf and mute boy, 10, who fell down 80ft well sparking huge rescue bid is pulled ALIVE from watery pit where he survived four days trapped with a SNAKE in India
- Rahul Sahu was stuck down the waterhole for four days since Friday after falling while playing in his garden
- 10-year-old deaf and mute boy was found on Tuesday night after 104 hours down the 80ft well with a snake
- Rescuers were hampered digging a tunnel with cranes by bad weather, venomous snakes and scorpions
A 10-year-old deaf and mute boy who was stuck down an 80ft well in India with a snake and a frog for four days has been found alive.
Rahul Sahu fell down the waterhole on Friday while playing in the backyard of his house in the central state of Chhattisgarh.
The tragedy sparked a massive rescue operation of over 500 people, including army, police and disaster relief officials, who were plagued by bad weather, venomous snakes and scorpions.
But they succeeded in digging a 15-feet tunnel with earth movers and cranes to connect the pit with the borewell and rescue the boy on Tuesday night after 104 hours.
He is currently in hospital in intensive care but is ‘stable’ and expected to recover soon, local media reported.
A 10-year-old deaf and mute boy who was stuck down an 80ft well in India with a snake and a frog for four days has been found alive. The tragedy sparked a massive rescue operation of over 500 people, including army, police and disaster relief officials, who were plagued by bad weather, venomous snakes and scorpions
Rahul Sahu fell down the waterhole on Friday while playing in the backyard of his house in the central state of Chhattisgarh
A huge rescue team is seen staring down the entrance of the deep well as they continue their mission to free the trapped young boy
Rahul Sahu pictured coming out of the hole with an oxygen mask while being carried by rescuers. Rahul was taken to Bilaspur Apollo Hospital where he is intensive care under the supervision of a team of specialist doctors, local media reported
Army soldiers and members of India’s disaster response agency lent their assistance in the rescue mission. But bad weather and venomous snakes and scorpions unearthed by the dig had hampered rescue efforts, local officials said
While in the tunnel, Sahu was ‘responding well’ to rescuers and a camera was used to monitor his condition and movements, Janjgir district police chief Vijay Agrawal told AFP by phone from the scene
Announcing the news of Sahu’s recue, Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Baghel paid tribute to the ‘brave’ 10-year-old who he said was found with a snake and a frog.
And Mr Baghel added: ‘We all wish to return completely from the hospital soon. Congratulations and thanks again to all the team involved in this operation.’
Rahul was taken to Bilaspur Apollo Hospital where he is intensive care under the supervision of a team of specialist doctors, local media reported.
In another post he also wrote: ‘Understandably, the challenge was huge. But our team stands calm in the face of adversity. If the path is tricky, our will is strong.
‘With blessings and dedicated efforts of the rescue team, Rahul Sahu has been brought out. We hope and pray he gets better soon.’
Rahul is pictured down the well after a camera was sent down the hole as rescuers try to pull him to safety. Janjgir district police chief Vijay Agrawal told AFP by phone from the scene: ‘Since the boy cannot speak or listen, we have a bigger challenge’
Announcing the news of Sahu’s recue, Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Baghel paid tribute to the ‘brave’ 10-year-old who he said was found with a snake and a frog
Bilaspur Collector Jitendra Shukla said to local media: ‘His condition is stable and he will recover soon. He is being shifted to Apollo hospital in Bilaspur district in an ambulance under the observation of specialist doctors, for which a green corridor has been created for about 100 km to facilitate speedy movement.’
Army soldiers and members of India’s disaster response agency lent their assistance in the rescue mission.
But bad weather and venomous snakes and scorpions unearthed by the dig had hampered rescue efforts, local officials said.
While in the tunnel, Sahu was ‘responding well’ to rescuers and a camera was used to monitor his condition and movements, Janjgir district police chief Vijay Agrawal told AFP by phone from the scene.
‘Since the boy cannot speak or listen, we have a bigger challenge,’ he added.
Earth movers and cranes were helping dig a tunnel next to the well, which is only a couple of feet wide. Also seen is rescuers with tools as the dig was underway from Friday to Tuesday night
Army soldiers and members of India’s disaster response agency were also lending their assistance in the rescue mission
Bad weather and venomous snakes and scorpions unearthed by the dig have hampered rescue efforts, local officials said
An oxygen pipe was feeding Sahu fresh air, but a government spokesman did say the tunnelling effort had been slowed down by hard stone underneath the ground.
Mr Baghel said before Sahu was recued he was hopeful he would be brought up from the well alive and tweeted that the boy had eaten a banana sent down to him by rescuers.
Uncovered wells are a common feature of Indian farming villages but are frequently implicated in fatal accidents involving young children.
In 2019, a two-year-old toddler was pulled out dead from a well after a four-day rescue effort in the northern state of Punjab.
The same year a one-and-a-half-year-old child was rescued in neighbouring Haryana state after being trapped for two days.
In February, tragedy struck in Morocco when five-year-old Rayan who was trapped 100ft underground for four days was found dead by rescue teams.
In February, tragedy struck in Morocco when five-year-old Rayan who was trapped 100ft underground for four days was found dead by rescue teams
Rescuers worked to reach the five-year-old boy trapped in a well in the northern hill town of Chefchaouen, Morocco
Just days later, Haidar, a five-year-old boy who was stuck for three days down a well in a remote Afghan village also died
Rayan Awram fell into a 32-metre (105ft) well outside his home in Ighran village, in the northern province of Chefchaouen, sparking a race-against-the-clock rescue mission.
After digging vertically and then horizontally – all the while risking a landslide – rescuers finally reached the boy as they were filmed removing his body before rushing him away to be treated by doctors, as thousands of gathered villagers shouted prayers and well wishes.
But government officials then confirmed that the young boy could not be resuscitated, adding that he had tragically died before rescuers could reach him.
Just days later, a five-year-old boy who was stuck for three days down a well in a remote Afghan village also died.
Haidar was wedged 33ft down the well and rescuers spent three days desperately digging in an attempt to reach the boy in Shokok village, Zabul province, southern Afghanistan.
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