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.