Man falls into well in Thrissur, hangs onto rope for several hours before being rescued

He was rescued by fire services personnel

October 25, 2023 06:41 am | Updated 06:41 am IST - Thrissur

A young man fell into a well of over 25 feet depth in Ollur area of Thrissur district in the early hours of Tuesday morning while returning from a church festival.

He hung on to a rope for several hours before he was rescued by fire services personnel, an officer of Thrissur city fire station said.

The officer said a call was received around 8.45 am about a man screaming for help from inside a well and within five minutes rescue personnel reached the spot.

“Since he was hanging on to a rope, we lowered a basket into the well and pulled him out,” the officer said.

He said the depth up to the water level was around 25 feet and there was around 10 feet of water in the well. The officer also said that the man, Johndrin, did not remember how he fell inside the well.

Visuals on TV channels showed rescue personnel lowering a basket and the man climbing into it. Thereafter, they pulled him out safely.

The officer said the health of the man was fine and he did not have any serious injuries.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.