The three-day-long exhaustive operation to rescue a construction worker trapped in a 90-feet-deep well near Vizhinjam culminated in tragedy after his body was pulled out on July 10 (Monday).
Maharajan, 51, a native of Parvathipuram in Nagercoil, who has been residing in Venganoor for nearly 20 years, was buried deep inside the well at Mukkola while he was engaged in erecting concrete rings inside the well around 9.30 a.m. on Saturday.
While four workers were involved in the work, Maharajan got trapped inside the well after soil fell on him as a portion of the well caved in. Another worker, Manikantan, had a narrow escape as he managed to cling on to a rope.
