Rescue efforts to save the life of a 15-month-old child were successful after nearly 21 hours of continuous drilling and monitoring, in Lachyan village in Vijayapura district on Thursday, April 4. The child had fallen to a depth of 16 feet.
Satwik Mujagonda had fallen into an empty borewell near his house on April 3 evening and rescue efforts had begun soon after.
Vijayapura Deputy Commissioner T. Bhoobalan said the child was out of danger. He thanked the rescue teams and the Mujagonda family for their cooperation.