UP: 5-Year Falls in 150-Ft Deep Borewell, Rescued After 8 Hours

Shiva, a 5-year-old from Agra, fell in a deep borewell that his father had dug and forgot to cover.

Shiva, a 5-year-old boy from Agra, Uttar Pradesh recently fell into a borewell and was stuck there for 8 hours before authorities could rescue him. The boy, who belongs to Dhariyai village was playing with his friends when he slipped into the borewell after not seeing it.

Incidentally, the boy fell into a borewell his father had dug, some eyewitnesses pointed out. Chote Lal, Shiva's father, dug the hole 20-feet away from their house and left without covering it.