A rescue operation is underway in southeast Delhi’s Jasola area to locate a 15-year-old boy who fell into an open drain while trying to retrieve a kite and was swept away by a sudden rush of water.
The child’s elder brother, Joginder, said the teenager was a Class 8 student and was trying to retrieve a kite when the incident occurred. “…He was in Class 8. Information about the incident was received at 11:54 am on Saturday, according to the Delhi Fire Service.
Following the alert, two fire tenders were immediately dispatched to the location and a search operation was launched.
My sister-in-law saw him fall, and the water came rushing and swept him away,” he told IANS. He was trying to retrieve a kite… The incident has prompted a multi-agency search operation involving the Delhi Fire Service, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and Boat Club teams. Personnel have been carrying out searches in the drain and nearby areas in an effort to trace the missing teenager.
The East Delhi district administration, Boat Club team and NDRF personnel have also joined the rescue effort. Teams are examining the drain and surrounding stretches where the teenager may have been carried by the water current.
