2023-08-24 07:57:30
A nine-year-old fell into a well on Wednesday evening in Hadersdorf am Kamp (Krems district). The girl fell shortly before 8.30 p.m. while playing with another child in the twelve meter deep shaft. The mother’s partner climbed behind and kept the nine-year-old afloat until the emergency services arrived. The girl was taken to the University Hospital in Krems with minor injuries, said police spokesman Johann Baumschlager.
According to the police, the accident happened during a visit to another family. “The well shaft was only covered by two styrofoam panels regarding five centimeters thick,” said Baumschlager.
The alarmed fire brigade built scaffolding with scaling ladder parts and a rappel device with the help of a pulley. A member first brought the child to safety, another helper rescued the man from the shaft with a diameter of around one meter, reported Christoph Firlinger, commander of FF Hadersdorf, on Thursday. Both people were responsive. “The man showed great civil courage,” said Firlinger following the “unusual” mission to the APA.
According to Baumschlager, further police investigations were ongoing. Among other things, it will be checked whether the duty of supervision has been violated.
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