Earthmover operator trapped under rock in quarry, rescue on

Thoothukudi

Vijimol (32) of Pudhukadai, an earthmover driver, was trapped under a big boulder while at work in a stone quarry near Arumanai in Kanniyakumari district on Saturday evening.

According to Superintendent of Police N. Sreenatha, the incident occurred around 3.30 p.m. and based on information, teams stepped up efforts to rescue him. A big rock fell rolled down and fell near the earthmover. It is said the quarry is not a licensed unit.

However, the victim was alive and rescue operations were being carried for the last three hours, Mr. Sreenatha said. Sources said Fire and Rescue Services personnel from Nagercoil, Kulithurai, Kulasekaram and Thuckalay were involved in the rescue operation.