Man rescued from well in Rameswaram

M K Ananth | TNN | Apr 15, 2020, 17:13 IST

P Chithirai Kannan of Ithitheru in Rameswaram suffered minor injuries after falling into the well.

MADURAI: A 28-year-old man who fell into a 40-foot-deep well in Rameswaram was rescued by fire and rescue services personnel on Wednesday.
P Chithirai Kannan, son of Ponraj of Ithitheru in Rameswaram, suffered minor injuries after falling into the well. He was taken to the Rameswaram government hospital where he was given treatment.
Fire and rescue services personnel said that the well was very close to his house and the approach to the well was very narrow. He might have fallen into the well by accident.
Ponraj found his son in the well and raised an alarm.
“We got the rescue call around 7.55am. We reached the spot in four minutes,” a member of the nine-member rescue team said.
A chair knot was lowered, and Chithirai Kannan was asked to sit on it as per instructions. Six fire and rescue services personnel then lifted him using ropes. The man was rescued by 8.15am.