Five-Year-Old Boy Dies After 57-Hour Rescue Effort in Rajasthan Borewell

Aryan Meena, who fell into a 150-foot borewell while playing, could not be saved despite extensive rescue operations involving advanced equipment and emergency teams.

• Aryan Meena, a five-year-old boy, fell into a 150-foot-deep borewell in Kalikhad village, Rajasthan, on Monday while playing in a field.
• Rescue operations lasted 57 hours, involving National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), and Civil Defence teams, as well as advanced equipment like a piling rig and CCTV cameras.
• Challenges during the rescue included water at the base of the borewell, cold temperatures, and difficulty monitoring the boy’s condition due to underground steam.
• Despite efforts to supply oxygen and create a parallel tunnel to reach him, Aryan was pulled out unconscious and later declared dead at the hospital.
• The incident highlights ongoing safety concerns with uncovered borewells in India, which have led to multiple similar tragedies in recent years.

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