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Kanpur:
An attempt to rescue a buffalo trapped in a 30-foot borewell proved fatal for two men in Kanpur after they got trapped underground due to a mudslide.
Three others who also got trapped in the mishap, were rescued late last night and shifted to hospital, where their condition is stated to be serious, Kanpur Senior Superintendent of Police P Shalabh Mathur said.
The incident occurred yesterday night after the bovine fell into the borewell in a farm belonging to 28-year-old Avdhesh Yadav at Chandanpur village in Maharajpur area.
Mr Yadav along with a friend Putan entered the ditch and tied a rope around the animal, while three others tugged at it from above.
The surface then suddenly caved in, trapping all five under the ground.
Police along with an NDRF team carried out rescue operations through the night and also pressed an excavator into service.
While three men were rescued alive, the other two were found dead this morning. Police have sent the bodies for post-mortem.
Three others who also got trapped in the mishap, were rescued late last night and shifted to hospital, where their condition is stated to be serious, Kanpur Senior Superintendent of Police P Shalabh Mathur said.
The incident occurred yesterday night after the bovine fell into the borewell in a farm belonging to 28-year-old Avdhesh Yadav at Chandanpur village in Maharajpur area.
Mr Yadav along with a friend Putan entered the ditch and tied a rope around the animal, while three others tugged at it from above.
The surface then suddenly caved in, trapping all five under the ground.
Police along with an NDRF team carried out rescue operations through the night and also pressed an excavator into service.
While three men were rescued alive, the other two were found dead this morning. Police have sent the bodies for post-mortem.
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