Gujarat: A tragic incident occurred in Gujarats Dwarka district on Monday when a 3-year-old girl who fell into a borewell passed away while being transported to the hospital, just an hour after being rescued, officials reported.3-year-old girl rescued after falling in borewell, dies The girl, identified as Angel Sakhra, was pulled out to safety after an eight-hour-long operation and was taken to a government hospital in Khambhalia town.Briefing about the Resident Medical Officer (RMO) Dr Ketan Bharti told ANI on Monday night, The girl was brought here today between 10:00 pm and 10:15 pm, and when she reached here, she was already dead. She died on her way to the hospital.”#WATCH | Devbhumi Dwarka, Gujarat: Khambhalia General Hospital RMO Ketan Bharti says, The girl was brought here at around 10.15 pm. She was brought dead. She had lost her life while on the way here... Asphyxia is the main cause. She did not get enough oxygen. The exact reason… https://t.co/B2xz3LNtsj pic.twitter.com/6cIpc8FvXk— ANI (@ANI) January 1, 2024We had sent our paediatrics student, who was treating the toddler after she was taken out of the borewell, but she died on her way, he said.What was the cause of her deathFurther, the RMO said that the cause of the cause of death of the child was asphyxia (also known as suffocation or asphyxiation), as she died due to lack of oxygen.Dr Ketan Bharti said, “The post-mortem examination has been done, and the final cause of death will be given after getting the final reports of the post-mortem.”Details of rescue operation:After falling into an open borewell near her familys home in Gujarats Dwarka district on Monday afternoon, the 3-year-old girl was finally rescued unconscious by a multi-agency team including the Indian Army and National Disaster Response Force at 9:48 pm.#WATCH | Gujarat: Nitesh Pandey, SP Devbhumi Dwarka says, At 1 pm, we received info that a girl child has fallen into a borewell in Ran village of Kalyanpur tehsil... The local administration team immediately reached the spot followed by the NDRF team and Army. With joint… https://t.co/zg9H50WHTO pic.twitter.com/zOQ62HFXRC— ANI (@ANI) January 1, 2024Tragically, she passed away en route to the hospital within an hour.Senior officials like District Collector Ashok Sharma oversaw the intensive operation to save the child who slipped into the uncovered borewell while playing outside around 1:00 pm in Ran village. Despite these efforts, she could not be revived after being pulled out. #WATCH | Gujarat: A 2.5-year-old girl who fell into a borewell in Ran village of Kalyanpur tehsil of Dwarka district has been rescued successfully by Indian Army personnel and the NDRF team. https://t.co/ti9hbglZJc pic.twitter.com/gYfeXOwOTt— ANI (@ANI) January 1, 2024
