Girl stuck in dry well while saving goat, rescued after 5 hours

Trichy: A 14-year-old girl who was stuck in a 70 feet deep dry well while herding goats near Trichy on Sunday, was rescued after six hours. The girl had climbed down into the well to rescue one of the goats that had slipped and fell, but couldn't come up.S Dhanushiya from Karukudi village near Musiri in Trichy district, is a Class 10 student. On Sunday afternoon, Dhanushiya went to graze goats in the fields along the Karukudi-Karuppampatti Road. Since she did not return home till night, her parents began a search. When they failed to find her, they filed a complaint at the Thathaiyangarpettai police station.The parents informed police that Dhanushiya had her mobile phone with her. Officers traced the phone's last known location to the grazing area and immediately rushed there to search for her.Police discovered a well and when they looked inside, they spotted Dhanushiya standing on a ledge and trembling. Local villagers tried to climb down to rescue her, but darkness made it difficult. They then alerted the fire and rescue services station in Musiri. The firemen who reached the spot at 10.30pm, set up lights, prepared harnesses and ropes, and lowered themselves into the well. They secured a harness around Dhanushiya and safely lifted her out at 11.50pm. An injured lamb that had also fallen in was rescued along with her.Dhanushiya told police that her mobile phone dropped into the well, preventing her from calling for help.