A 6-year-old boy died after falling into a well more than 50 meters deep

A six-year-old boy died after falling into a water well more than 50 meters deep. The case occurred in the department of Guaymallen In Mendozaand despite the child’s father’s best efforts, he was unable to rescue him and the child died of injuries sustained after the fall.

Law enforcement sources reported learning about the event from a call to the 911 emergency line. There, a neighbor warned that a baby had accidentally fallen into a well on private property in the city. Urquiza street and, therefore, a rapid rescue operation was deployed.

On the property where the accident occurred, there is a construction site for an apartment complex. There, the victim’s father worked with his six-year-old son. Around 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday and due to circumstances that are under investigation, the minor identified as Eric fell into the water well.

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Before security personnel arrived on the scene, there were moments of great tension. In desperation, the baby’s father used a rope and descended about 30 meters; As the depth was greater, he continued to descend through a pipe. Despite efforts to try to save his son, the minor died at the scene.

Personnel from the central fire department and the coordinated emergency service took part in the rescue operation. Since ministry of security from Guaymallén, it was reported that firefighters managed to extract the lifeless baby from inside the well and then rescued the man.

Based on the primary investigation, the commissioner Pablo Dominguez He explained that “the child would have accidentally fallen into a water well almost 60 meters deep”, he told local media. Furthermore, it was reported that the health of the miner’s father is stable with no serious injuries. Despite this, he was transferred to the central hospital where he underwent various checks and was stabilized due to the emotional shock he was in.

From the security zone, they confirmed to the site Mendoza online that the “firefighters managed to extract the injured minor with his parent, but the injuries sustained by the child in the fall caused his death.”

Since the accident occurred, it has been confirmed that the property will continue to be closed by the Municipality of Guaymallén, until progress is made in the investigation which has been entrusted to the Office of the Homicide Prosecutor. In this way, he will seek to analyze the site, to define how the event occurred and the possible perpetrators.

Beyond the skills to be carried out, the investigators specify that the usefulness of the well or the way in which the accident occurred are still unknown. However, the baby’s mother said he was playing in the facilities when he fell into the pipe of what was believed to be a ‘sinkhole’ and without ‘security services’; reported by the local security area.

After the accident that claimed Eric as a victim, police personnel, scientific police, the municipality of Guaymallén and the local prosecutor’s office worked on the scene. They seek to analyze different aspects and determine how the accident occurred.

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