Nearly 8 hours searching for the body of the victim of a collapsed well in Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn)- Hired to go down to the old well to clean up and dig more, Mr. Duong and Mr. Su were buried by a mass of rocks and soil. People rescued Mr. Su. Nearly 8 hours later, the authorities brought Mr. Duong's body to shore.
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On the afternoon of May 24, a group of 3 hired well diggers, including Phan Van Su, residing in Tung Tan hamlet, and Phan Van Duong (43 years old), residing in Minh Duong hamlet, Thanh Tung commune, Thanh Chuong district (Nghe An), went to clean a well for the family of Phan Thi Tam in Thanh Ha commune. |
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At around 3pm, while Mr. Duong and Mr. Su were in the well, the well suddenly collapsed. The rock and soil buried the two well workers. Local people arrived and rescued Mr. Su and took him to the emergency room, but Mr. Duong was buried in the mud. |
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| Immediately after the incident, Thanh Ha commune authorities reported to Thanh Chuong District Police and the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Department of the Provincial Police to request rescue and search for the victims. 22 soldiers from Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Team No. 7 coordinated with the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Team of Thanh Chuong District Police to quickly arrive at the scene to promptly carry out rescue work. |
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The area around the collapsed well was quite cramped and it was dark, making rescue work difficult. Police officers had to take turns going down the well, scooping up buckets of dirt to search for the trapped people. |
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| The well is about 15 meters deep, Mr. Duong was buried under about 4 meters of dirt and rocks, bringing each bucket of mud to shore took a lot of time. |
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Mr. Vo Dinh Nghia - Deputy Head of the Fire Prevention and Rescue Department of the Provincial Police said that because the well was narrow and deep, and there were many rocks and sharp pieces of glass in the well, many soldiers were injured during the search for the victim's body. The rescue team had to use many methods to scoop mud to the shore, gradually approaching the victim in the well. |
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| At 10pm the same day, after nearly 8 hours of effort, the rescue team was able to reach Mr. Duong. At this time, the victim was dead. He was still wearing a helmet. The rescue team had to use ropes to bring the victim's body to the ground. |
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| Mr. Duong and Mr. Su come from poor families. During their off-season, they often clean and dig wells for hire to make a living. |
