2-year-old child rescued after struggling for 19 hrs in borewell

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ANI Shikohabad (Uttar Pradesh)
Last Updated : Sep 12 2015 | 10:28 AM IST

A two-year-old child, who struggled for 19 hours in a borewell here in Uttar Pradesh, has been rescued on Saturday.

The child has been sent to the hospital after the state government successfully rescued him.

According to doctors, the child has suffered from lung infection but other than that he is doing well.

The incident took place yesterday at around 12 p.m. when this child fell in borewell here.

A 60 feet tunnel was made by the local administration to take the child outside the borewell.

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First Published: Sep 12 2015 | 10:21 AM IST

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