Andhra Pradesh: 2-Year-Old Chandrashekhar Falls Into Borewell, Rescued After 12 Hours In Guntur

Guntur (Andhra Pradesh): On Wednesday, 2-year-old Chandrashekhar was rescued after he fell into a borewell. The rescue team was able to rescue him after 12 hours. The baby boy was shifted to hospital. On Tuesday, the child into a borewell. (All Images: ANI)

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu spoke to the district officials on phone and directed them to take all steps to rescue the child.

The rescue workers also inserted oxygen tubes into the pit to help the child breathe and were using cameras to ascertain the depth at which he may be stuck. Agriculture Minister P. Pulla Rao, District Collector Kona Sasidhar, and senior police officials were supervising the operation.

The rescue workers dug a crater parallel to the borewell.

After the boy, Chandrasekhar, fell into the abandoned borewell in Ummadivaram village in Vinukonda 'mandal', personnel of the National Disaster Response Force, police and other rescue workers were pressed into service to rescue him.