World · South & Central Asia · 19 hrs ago
Nine-year-old girl missing after falling into open drain in Ahmedabad
A nine-year-old girl fell into an open drain on Narol-Pirana Road in Ahmedabad, in the Indian state of Gujarat.
The fall happened on Saturday after her mother got out of a rickshaw and stopped to pay the fare.
Police and fire brigade teams began searching, but had not found the girl after about seven hours.
Teams searched the area and checked a pumping station without finding clues.
Fire officials said Border Security Force personnel would enter the drain to assess the water depth and conditions.
If the water current allows, rescuers plan to open sewer manhole covers and inspect the route towards the pumping station.
Officials said the search would continue until the girl is found.
A nine-year-old girl fell into a 20-foot-deep open drain on Narol-Pirana Road in Ahmedabad.
The incident happened on Saturday while her mother was paying a rickshaw fare.
Police and fire brigade teams began searching after receiving a call at around 4 pm.
After around seven hours, the girl had not been found.
Fire officials said BSF personnel would assess the water depth and conditions before the search continued further.
- Who
- A nine-year-old girl fell into the drain.
- What
- She went missing after falling into an open drain.
- When
- Saturday; the fire brigade received a call at around 4 pm.
- Where
- Narol-Pirana Road in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
- Why
- She fell while walking behind her mother, who was paying the rickshaw fare.
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We received the call at 4 PM, and our teams reached the spot soon after... The search operation is underway... The teams have searched the area and checked the pumping station but have not found any clues yet.
We will send BSF personnel inside to assess the water depth and conditions. If the current allows, we will move further ahead, open the sewer manhole covers, and inspect the route up to the pumping station... We will continue the search until we find her.
The girl fell into the open drain while walking behind her mother.
The fire brigade received a call and teams reached the scene to begin searching.
The search was still underway, and the girl had not been traced.
- Age
- Nine years old
- Drain depth
- 20 feet
- Location
- Narol-Pirana Road, Ahmedabad
- Call time
- Around 4 pm
- Search duration
- Around seven hours by the time of the report
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