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5 persons fall into well in Kupwara; 2 dead, 3 hospitalized

Srinagar: Tragedy struck in Kralpora village of Kupwara district as two persons were recovered dead and three other hospitalized after they fell unconscious inside a well.

According to Kashmir Media Service, an official revealed that during cleaning a well in Satboin Dardpora, five persons fell unconscious due to suffocation. “As the news spread, a rescue operation was launched at the site,” the official said, adding that, “after strenuous efforts, the persons were taken out of the water source and shifted to a nearby hospital, where the doctors declared two among the five as brought dead.”

Identifying the deceased as Farid Ahmad Khoja & Bashir Ahmad Khoja, the official further said that Safeer Ahmad, Qasim ud Din and Abdul Hameed are undergoing treatment.

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