Rescue teams continue effort to save boy

Ongole, Andhra Pradesh, Aug 3 (UNI) The district administration and rescue teams swung into action to save a five-year-old boy who fell into a 30-foot deep borewell under construction in Botlaguduru Village at Pamuru Mandal of Prakasham District today.

Officials said rescue teams were digging a parallel ditch to save Pelluru Kartik who fell into the borewell while playing.

In an intial effort, the rescue teams dropped a rope into the borewell but in vain.

The medical teams, Kandukur Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO) M Venkateswarlu and Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) T Jaya Prasad rushed to the place to oversee the rescue efforts.

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