A tragic incident, a Myanmar girl, aged 1 year and 7 months, fell into a 15-metre water pipe in Phop Phra District, Tak Province, taking more than 18 hours to save her life. Came in the midst of the joy of people who followed the news.
But the moment that must be exciting from dusk until dawn
The rescue team had to put in a lot of effort.
due to digging the soil to help
Risk of landslides hitting children
On the evening of February 6, 2023, the rescue team and the artesian well digging team
More than 30 men mobilized to enter the area in the area of the farm, agricultural gardens, at km. 48, Khiri Rat Subdistrict, Phop Phra District, Tak Province, when received a coordinated notification from the police, Phop Phra Police Station, that a 1-year-old Burmese girl was crawling. Falling into a 15 meter deep ditch
From questioning people at the scene, it was found that at 4:00 p.m., while the parents were working for hire to collect cassava in the farm.
I let my younger brother play with friends.
But when the work is finished
came back and couldn't find a brother in that area
Causing to search in the area and suspect that she will fall into the pipe
so shout
and hear the response as a cry
which is a signal that Nong is still alive
So hurry up and inform the staff to help.
Officials estimate that
The rescue rescue team would not be able to go down to help.
Can only send down a tube of oxygen.
so that the child can have air to breathe
At the same time, the camera was lowered into the pipe to explore until the child was alive.
There was a cry from time to time.
Make the working team still hope that
to save a child from a deep water pipe
That night, officials planned to find a way to urgently rescue the child.
by coordinating a nearby support team
requesting Baek Ho to dig the ground
to urgently help children
Which the rescue team has revealed the way of working at 9:00 p.m. Still waiting for the backhoe
which is the only way to save the child's life
Help is ongoing.
When the backhoe arrived at the scene
The soil was shoveled at the mouth of the well.
to open the soil wide
And rescuers can insert themselves into the narrow pipe.
But the risk that follows is
The soil may collapse on Nong at any time.
Therefore, extreme caution must be used.
Guidelines for the work of the staff during the excavation of the soil
The PVC pipe must be inserted into the deep pipe.
to prevent the soil from collapsing
and transfer the air inside the hole
When the officials dug a wide hole
Enough to get to the point where the child fell.
tried to search for vital signs
but no sound was found
It is expected that the younger will cry until exhaustion.
But everyone still has hope.
in order to help the younger ones come out at dawn
Many hours have passed in the rescue.
The land has been opened
and close to the point where less is
Therefore, manual labor is required to dig instead.
But the younger brother is 2.5 meters below the point where he dug through by using a rope to see the depth.
The excavation team had to dig down at least 2.5 meters lower than before in order to reach the younger brother and continue to help the younger brother.
Help is difficult.
when the news spread out across the country
Many people sent support
Let the little boy safely come out of the deep hole and at 10.40 on February 7, 2023, the officers carried the younger.
Came out amidst the applause and joy of the whole country.
Before taking the younger brother to the hospital for treatment.