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4-year-old boy who fell into 220-foot-deep borewell in Ambala dies after 21-hour rescue operation

Posted on: Jul 01, 2026 11:46 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
4-year-old boy who fell into 220-foot-deep borewell in Ambala dies after 21-hour rescue operation
AFour-year-old boy who drop into a 220-foot-deep open up borewell in Haryana's Ambala dominion died after existence reclaimed following a 21-hour multi-agency operation early on Wednesday.The boy, Nirvair Singh, was brought out of the borewell at around 3:45 am and was immediately rushed by ambulance to the Sub-Divisional Civil Hospital in Ambala Cantonment, where doctors declared him dead.Rescue operationSingh was pulled out by a team from the Army, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), using hooks and special equipment, from the nine-inch-wide borewell after multiple failed attempts.Also read | 11-yr-old killed, 4 injured as peepal tree falls on school van in MumbaiThe rescuers were also planning to dig a parallel shaft on Wednesday if the attempts continued to fail, but the presence of two water tables became a hurdle, as they could fill the newly dug pit with water immediately.The incident occurred at around 6.30 am on Tuesday in Dhaneora village, when the boy had accompanied his father, Manjit, to the fields to deliver breakfast to his grandfather, Karnail Singh, who was already working there.While the men were busy with work, the child accidentally slipped into an open, abandoned borewell.Also read | Was told roadside trees had been trimmed: Mumbai mayor after bus mishap kills 11-year-oldAfter unsuccessful attempts to rescue him, they alerted the authorities at around 7 am.Rescue teams launched an extensive operation under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner Ajay Singh Tomar.The four-year-old was set to take his first step into kindergarten on Wednesday.As the family was preparing to send him to school, Nirvair was adamant about visiting the fields before he started this new phase.The son of an electricity board employee and the younger sibling of a 12-year-old sister, he had returned from Kurukshetra after spending a few days at his maternal grandmother's house.

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