VALPOI
A 75-year-old woman was rescued after she accidentally fell into an open well at Shingane-Pissurlem on Friday evening.
According to the Valpoi Fire Station, the woman, Manjiri Pilayekar, accidentally fell into an open well, which did not have a protective wall, at a farmhouse in Shingane. The farm owner Mahadev Gawde tried to rescue her before notifying the fire station.
Firefighters went to the site and managed to pull her out of the well. She was then shifted to the Valpoi Community Health Centre for treatment.
