Karnataka: 6-year-old girl who fell into borewell found dead, body recovered

A team of the NDRF on Monday recovered the decomposed body of Kavery, a six-year-old girl who fell into a borewell two days ago.

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Karnataka: 6-year-old girl who fell into borewell found dead, body recovered
Crowd gathered at the site where a six-year-old girl fell into a borewell in Karnataka (Photo: IndiaToday.in)

Kavery, a six year old girl, who fell into a 400-foot borewell in Belgaum, Karnataka, was found dead on Monday.

The girl fell into the dry borewell on Saturday, April 22, while she was playing.

Rescue operations reached a disappointing end Monday after the National Disaster Response Force team spotted her decomposed body.

The NDRF rescue team managed to recover Kavery's body late Monday night, a full two days after she fell inside.

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She was reported to have been stuck at around 57 feet underground.

The borewell was left open after its owner failed to find any water.