Well-ing up: Young boy recovered by Rescue 1122

MULTAN: A young boy who had fallen into a well was recovered by Rescue 1122 officials on Sunday afternoon. According to rescue officials, Busti Sultanpur resident 12-year-old Zubair was playing at home when his pet hen fell down a well near his house. “The boy chased after the hen and fell into a 200 foot deep well while he was climbing down. The well had stairs but they broke and he had a bad fall,” rescue official Haroon Bhutta said. Zubair’s mother called rescue services and the boy has been transferred to Nishtar Hospital for treatment.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 12^th,  2011.