Pune: 6-year-old boy rescued from 200ft deep borewell after 16 hrs

A six-year-old boy, who got trapped in a 200-feet-deep borewell on Wednesday, has been safely rescued after 16 hours of the rescue operation.

The boy, identified as Ravi Pandit Bill, is stuck at a depth of 10 feet in the borewell, according to the information received by SHO Ambegaon Police station.

The incident took place around 5 pm on Wednesday near Manchar tehsil.

Ravi, son of a laborer working on road constructions, fell into the borewell while playing.

The work of road construction was going on in the area and family of the laborer was there at the site. 

Soon after receiving the report of the incident, the National Disaster Response Force team (NDRF) and police were pressed to rush to the spot to rescue the trapped boy.

But now after a 16 hours of rescue operation, he rescued on Thursday morning.