Why Did Grandmother Fall into the Well... "Help Me," The Faint Voice That Saved Her

An elderly woman who fell into a well is being rescued by dispatched police officers and firefighters. [Image source=Busan Police Agency]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] A woman in her 70s fell into a 4-meter-deep well located in a narrow alley and was saved after a resident reported the incident.

According to the Busanjin Police Station on the 11th, at around 9:28 a.m. on the 5th, a resident passing through an alley in Busanjin-gu called the police, saying, "I hear a faint voice," and "It sounds like a call for help."

Officer Kang Ho-geon from the Seomyeon District Unit and others who responded searched the area near the reported location and found an elderly woman, Ms. A, who had fallen into the 4-meter-deep well and was losing consciousness.

Ms. A had fallen into a narrow well just wide enough for one or two people to fit inside.

A woman in her 70s is trapped in a well.
[Photo by Busan Police Agency]

It is known that when the police found Ms. A, she was in such a critical condition that communication was impossible. The police said Ms. A was losing consciousness due to hypothermia and was urgently transported to the hospital. It has been reported that Ms. A has since recovered and been discharged.

A police official said, "Thanks to the citizen who reported after hearing the faint sound that could have been overlooked, the prompt search, and cooperation with the fire department, a precious life was saved."

The responding police and fire department said there is no CCTV nearby, so the exact circumstances of how the woman fell into the well are unknown, but based on broken wooden plank fragments inside the well, it is believed that she stepped on an old well cover that broke, causing her to fall.

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