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10 Year Old Girl Rescued from a Well While Drowning


A ten-year old Tamil school girl was rescued by  troops of the 20 Gemunu Watch (GW) of the 59 Division under the Security Force Headquarters - Mullaittivu on Thursday (25) morning  in spite grave risks, posed to their own lives when she accidentally fell into a well at Keppapilavi Maha Vidyalaya in the general area of Keppapilavi, Mullaittivu.

This incident happened while the troops of 20 GW troops were engaged in a house constructing project launched in the area.
 
Troops working on the site on hearing the sudden weeping screams of school girls quickly rushed to the scene.

However, Private L. A. P. Kumara swiftly jumped into the well in a flash and rescued the drowning child while his other workmate outside the well was holding a rope. After much efforts, he managed to come out from the deep well with the child who was slightly injured.

On admission to the Mullaittivu Hospital, she was treated for minor injuries to both her hands. She was later discharged.