12-YR-OLD, UNCLE RESCUED FROM WELL IN KUPWARA AFTER 12-HOUR OPERATION

SRINAGAR : After 12 hours of hectic efforts, two persons, including a 12-year-old boy, were rescued from a well in Kupwara late last night.the boy had earlier fallen into the well while trying to fetch a cricket ball and his uncle later slipped while trying to rescue him.

The villagers reached out to the local administration, police and army. Expert teams and machinery were soon rushed to the spot and the duo was rescued after 12-hour-long operations.

The rescued duo was taken to the hospital for treatment. While the boy was discharged soon after, his uncle is undergoing treatment for injuries.

Kupwara DDC chairperson Irfan Sultan, in a tweet, said, “Over a 12-hour-long rescue operation was carried out in Hatmulla Kupwara. The trapped uncle-nephew duo was finally retrieved. Hats off to the entire rescue team for saving two lives.”