17-hour rescue for toddler who fell into a deep well in Thailand

A toddler has been rescued after she fell into a deep well in the northern Thai province
of Tak on February 6, 2023. The one-year-old fell into the hole nearly 15 metres (50ft)
deep at a tapioca farm while her parents were working.
She was rescued by emergency services teams who carefully dug for 17 hours to reach
her.

Rescue team reached the girl at about 8am this morning (on Tuesday), but they could
not immediately pull her out because she appeared to have suffered leg injuries in the
fall.

The child accidentally fell into the groundwater well as she was playing on a mound of
soil dug out of the hole.

The parents said said they did not see her when they took a break from harvesting
tapioca and started searching for her. They heard cries emanating from the hole and
immediately rushed to find help.

Oxygen was pumped into the hole all the time, to enable the child to breathe.