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* This posed the problem that no one could actually fit through the hole, only a camera to locate the boy | * This posed the problem that no one could actually fit through the hole, only a camera to locate the boy | ||
* Again the best solution they used was to dig a parallel hole, which takes very long | * Again the best solution they used was to dig a parallel hole, which takes very long | ||
'''''Killer borewells: Recent cases of children falling into deadly holes''''' https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/killer-borewells-recent-cases-of-children-falling-into-deadly-holes/articleshow/92232243.cms | |||
* Cases of children falling into borewell holes dating back to 2006 up to 2022 | |||
* Rescue operations could take 9 up to 109 hours, and even then they were not always successful | |||
* Children were aged 1.5 up to 9 years old | |||
* Hole depths ranged from 55 to 440 ft (16.764 to 134.112 m) | |||
* Rescue methods included digging a pit parallel to where the child was trapped using large excavators (up to 40 in one instance). | |||
* Saving these children could often require a team consisting of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team army, fire brigade, police and health officials. | |||
* Geological obstacles included huge rocks or slab which would have to be broken up in order to dig a pit down to where the child was. | |||
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Thai baby who fell down well rescued https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64553751
- 13m deep shaft and 30cm wide gap
- An adjacent tunnel had to be dug up in order to save the boy
- Oxygen was supplied to the tunnel
Boy rescued after 100 hours trapped underground in a well https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cwqsa9VkTQg
- 18m deep well
- An adjacent tunnel had to be dug up in order to save the boy
- Oxygen was supplied to the tunnel
Madhya Pradesh: Indian boy trapped in a well https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-63928144
- 17m deep well
- Trapped for 3 days. Again the solution was to dig a parallel hole
- The rocky layer seemed to pose complications on digging the parallel tunnel
Spain toddler stuck in deep borehole https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46862385
- In this case the hole is 100m deep and just 25cm wide.
- This posed the problem that no one could actually fit through the hole, only a camera to locate the boy
- Again the best solution they used was to dig a parallel hole, which takes very long
Killer borewells: Recent cases of children falling into deadly holes https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/killer-borewells-recent-cases-of-children-falling-into-deadly-holes/articleshow/92232243.cms
- Cases of children falling into borewell holes dating back to 2006 up to 2022
- Rescue operations could take 9 up to 109 hours, and even then they were not always successful
- Children were aged 1.5 up to 9 years old
- Hole depths ranged from 55 to 440 ft (16.764 to 134.112 m)
- Rescue methods included digging a pit parallel to where the child was trapped using large excavators (up to 40 in one instance).
- Saving these children could often require a team consisting of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team army, fire brigade, police and health officials.
- Geological obstacles included huge rocks or slab which would have to be broken up in order to dig a pit down to where the child was.