Karur, Tamil Nadu:
A seven-year old girl who fell into a deep borewell in a farm land in the district, was pulled out on Saturday night, ending the about 14-hour long intense rescue efforts, police said.
Muthulakshmi, who fell into the improperly closed 900-feet borewell at Suryapalli village, about 50 km from Karur in Tamil Nadu, around 7 am, remained stuck within a depth of about 18 feet and was pulled out by rescuers around 11 pm in an unconscious state, they said.
Daughter of farm labourers, the girl was immediately rushed to the Government Hospital in Karur in an ambulance, kept ready since morning, but there was no word about her condition.
Police said the rescue operations by Fire and Rescue Service personnel and others which began at about 8 am using three earth moving equipment suffered delay due to the rocky terrain.
A pit was dug adjacent to the borewell, which was to be closed on Saturday after it failed to yield water, to rescue the girl, who was stuck at a depth of about 18 feet from the ground level.
The borewell had a diameter of 12 inches upto 18 feet and nine inches beneath, they said.
District Collector S Jayandhi and other top police and district officials oversaw the operations.
The girl's voice was audible till about 5 pm, they said.