UP: Kanpur woman, 18, dies after house courtyard collapses over abandoned borewell
Yashi Savita was pulled out after nearly seven hours of rescue efforts but was declared dead at a community health centre (CHC) in Sarsaul.
An 18-year-old woman, Yashi Savita, passed away in Purwami village, Kanpur, after a courtyard collapse at her home exposed her to an abandoned borewell, according to police reports. Yashi fell into the 25-foot-deep well around 6:40 am while exiting her bathroom after a bath. Her elder sister alerted their parents, who then contacted the police.
Police response vehicles, fire brigade, and a National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team arrived at the scene throughout the day, with rescue efforts beginning around 9:25 am. By the afternoon, 60 personnel had excavated 24 feet of soil and reached Yashi, who was unconscious upon extraction. She was transported to the community health center in Sarsaul, where she was pronounced dead around 2:43 pm.
The family noted that the borewell was dug inside the house three years prior, abandoned once no water was discovered. It was later covered and a floor installed over it. The family believes that heavy rainfall weakened the soil, causing the ground to collapse in the courtyard. Yashi was the youngest of four siblings and resided with her parents and other siblings.
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