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Ahmedabad: A two-year-old toddler who fell into a borewell at Govana village in Gujarat’s Jamnagar on Tuesday evening was rescued in the wee hours of Wednesday, officials reported. The boy had fallen into the borewell on Tuesday evening at around 6:30 p.m. and was evacuated after over a nine-hour long rescue operation at around 4:00 a.m. According to officials, the child was immediately shifted to a hospital in Jamnagar for treatment.
NDRF, SDRF and Fire service team joins rescue effort
Two teams from the Fire Service Department accompanied with teams from the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were called for the rescue operation, highlighting the collaborative effort involved in the successful rescue mission.
Similar incident in Gujarat sparks safety concerns
Earlier in January, a three-year-old girl who fell into a borewell in Gujarat’s Dwarka district died while being taken to the hospital within an hour after her rescue. The girl, identified as Angel Sakhra, was rescued after an eight-hour-long operation and was taken to a government hospital in Khambhalia town where she was declared dead.
