Bore Well Tragedies
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Video: Child rescued from 300-foot-deep borewell in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur after 10-hour operation
India | May 16, 2026, 09:42 AM ISTA child trapped nearly 90 feet deep inside a borewell in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur district was rescued safely after a 10-hour operation involving NDRF, SDRF and local authorities. The child was later shifted to hospital for medical examination.
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Gujarat: 18-year-old girl fell into borewell in Kachchh, rescue operation underway
Gujarat | Jan 07, 2025, 06:45 AM IST18-year-old girl is stuck at a depth of 490 feet in the 540-foot-deep borewell. The rescue operation is underway and authorities are supplying oxygen to her.
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3-year-old girl, who fell in borewell in Rajasthan's Kotputli, dies hours after being rescued
Rajasthan | Jan 01, 2025, 09:03 PM ISTOn December 23, the 3-year-old girl fell in a borewell at her father's farm field while playing. Soon after the incident was reported, a rescue mission was started, and the NDRF was roped in for the operation, which the District Collector termed the toughest in the state.
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10-year-old boy trapped in 140-feet borewell in MP’s Guna dies after being brought out
Madhya Pradesh | Dec 29, 2024, 11:52 AM ISTThe rescue teams have dug a 25-feet pit parallel to the borewell so that the boy can be rescued. NDRF teams have reached the spot and a rescue operation is underway, the district collector said.
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Five-year-old boy falls into borewell in Rajasthan's Dausa, rescue operation underway
Rajasthan | Dec 09, 2024, 11:36 PM ISTThe SDRF team is monitoring the camera inserted in the borewell to see the movement of the child. As per officials, oxygen is being supplied to the boy through a pipe.
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Toddler who fell into 500-feet borewell in Gujarat's Amreli, dies after being trapped for 17 hours
Gujarat | Jun 15, 2024, 09:41 AM ISTAfter the girl was pulled out of the borewell, she was provided oxygen by the 108 ambulance service team to keep her alive even though her body was showing no movement during the early hours of the rescue operation.
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Madhya Pradesh boy's death: Farm owner held, booked for culpable homicide
Madhya Pradesh | Apr 16, 2024, 12:33 PM ISTAfter the incident, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav ordered a suspension of two senior officials from Janpad Teonthar for alleged negligence. Yadav had also appealed to people to keep borewells covered to avoid such incidents in future.
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Gujarat: 2-year-old boy rescued safely after 9-hour borewell ordeal, admitted to hospital | VIDEO
Gujarat | Feb 07, 2024, 07:29 AM ISTEarlier 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.
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Gujarat: 3-year-old girl rescued from borewell in Dwarka after 8-hour ordeal
Gujarat | Jan 01, 2024, 11:38 PM ISTAccording to the reports, the girl child was playing in the front yard of her family's residence when she reportedly slipped inside the open borewell around 1 pm.
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3-yr-old child rescued safely after falling into borewell in Bihar's Nalanda | VIDEO
Bihar | Jul 23, 2023, 06:08 PM ISTThe child has been rescued safely who had fallen into a borewell in Kul village in the Nalanda district of Bihar.
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Gujarat: Toddler who fell into borewell in Jamnagar dies, body recovered after 19 hours rescue op
Gujarat | Jun 04, 2023, 10:57 AM ISTGujarat: A massive operation involving the Army, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and local fire personnel was launched to rescue the girl.
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Vidisha Borewell News: Lokesh can be pulled out of the borewell at any time
News | Mar 15, 2023, 11:24 AM ISTFrom Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, where the operation to rescue the child who has been trapped in the borewell for the past 22 hours has now reached its conclusion.
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Madhya Pradesh: 7-year-old boy falls into borewell in Vidisha district; rescue operation completed
Madhya Pradesh | Mar 15, 2023, 11:34 AM ISTMadhya Pradesh: A minor boy while playing fell into a borewell in Madhya Pradesh's Vidisha district. An operation is underway to rescue the child.
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Uttar Pradesh: NDRF rescues 4-year-old from borewell in Hapur I WATCH
India | Jan 10, 2023, 05:51 PM ISTUttar Pradesh: The boy was playing near the borewell when he fell inside.
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Gujarat: 2-year-old boy falls into borewell in Surendranagar; rescued
India | Jun 08, 2022, 09:57 AM ISTThe incident took place at around 8:00 pm on Tuesday when the boy, Shivam, was playing at a farm in Dudapur village where his parents worked as labourers.
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Mortal remains of TN toddler trapped in borewell laid to rest
India | Oct 29, 2019, 03:36 PM ISTThe body of two-year-old boy Sujith Wilson, who was trapped in an abandoned borewell in Tamil Nadu's Tiruchirappalli district, was taken out early on Tuesday after over 80 hours of rescue efforts.
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Tragic end to Sujith's rescue operation as 2-year-old dies in borewell
India | Oct 29, 2019, 08:57 AM ISTSujith Wilson's fight against time ended in the early hours of Tuesday as his dead body was retrieved from the borewell in a decomposed state. 80-hour long rescue operation was not enough to save the life of the 2-year-old kid who had fallen into an abandoned borewell on Friday at 5:30 pm.
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Save Sujith: Efforts to rescue boy from borewell enters 4th day
India | Oct 28, 2019, 02:13 PM ISTThe boy fell into the borewell at around 5.30 p.m. on Friday and got stuck at 30 feet. Late at night, he fell further down to about 100 feet.
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Over 100 open borewells closed in Punjab
India | Jun 12, 2019, 06:17 PM ISTMore than 100 open borewells have been closed in various districts of Punjab on the directions of Chief Minister Amarinder Singh after the death of a two-year-old boy.
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100 hours on, toddler still stuck in 150-foot-deep borewell in Punjab's Sangrur
India | Jun 10, 2019, 10:01 PM ISTA two-year-old boy remained stuck in a 150-foot-deep borewell in Punjab's Sangrur district on Monday, amid mounting anger over the delay in retrieving him even after over 100 hours since he fell into it.