Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, Apr 16: In an incident which occurred on Friday April 15 at Kemral Kapikad Attur within Mulky police station limits, a person who had climbed a coconut tree for plucking coconuts, died after slipping and falling into a well. Three persons who went into the well in an effort to rescue him fell sick.

Poovappa, a resident of Kapikad Attur, died in the incident. Locals, Muhammed Kunhi, and his sons, Muneer and Abdul Nazeer, fell ill when trying to help the victim.

Poovappa was plucking coconuts from a tree in the house of a local, Muhammed Kunhi, when he suddenly fell down into a 50 feet deep well. Muhammed Kunhi, who went into the well to rescue him, suffered from breathing difficulties because of shortage of oxygen inside. His sons, Muneer and Abdul Nazeer, went down the well to help their father and the victim, but they too suffered from shortage of oxygen. In the meanwhile, Poovappa, who had fallen into the water, died out of breathing problems because of paucity of oxygen there, it is gathered.

The locals called the fire brigade, and continued their efforts to rescue those who were trapped in the well, with the help of police. But their efforts went in vain. Later, in an operation launched by fire brigade personnel with the help of locals and Mulky police, all the four could be brought out. But Poovappa had died before he could be helped, it is learnt.

Muneer, Abdul Nazeer, and Muhammed, who had turned sick, were provided treatment at the hospital. A case about the incident was registered in Mulky police station.