Friday, March 28, 2008

Indian baby girl freed from well

Army engineers in northern India have rescued a two-year-old girl who spent 27 hours trapped in a deep well.

The child, named only as Vandana, was playing outside her house when she fell more than 40ft (12 metres) down a man-made well in Tehra, Uttar Pradesh.


This video was recorded before she was rescued.

The army excavated earth parallel to the well in order to tunnel through to the child, who had been heard crying earlier in the day.

Hundreds of locals had gathered to watch the rescue operation, with many of them performing prayers for the girl's safety.

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