A 19-month-old girl who fell down a 42-feet well in Thailand on Monday was safely rescued and taken to a hospital for minor injuries, local officials said.
The toddler fell through a 12-inch-wide gap at the top of a well in Tak province in northern Thailand near the border with Myanmar, the BBC reported.
Her parents, who are said to be migrants from Myanmar, had reportedly taken her to work at a farm in the Khiri Rat sub-district.
They left her playing near a tree but became concerned when they couldn’t find her. They realized what had happened after hearing cries from a well nearby.
A video shared on social media appears to show the dramatic moment in which she’s carried out of the well by military and rescue workers as dozens of people watched.
Emergency crews worked overnight for nearly 17 hours carefully digging the area.
Oxygen was pumped into the well to help the girl breathe as rescuers used a large excavator to carefully dig a 32-foot pit.
As crews got closer to the girl, they were forced to start using hand shovels, worrying that the well could collapse onto her.
Rescuers were able to get to her on Tuesday around 8 a.m. local time. However, she couldn’t be immediately taken out because she appeared to have injured one leg.
After she was finally out of the well, the crowd around the area erupted in celebration.
“We are so glad we could rescue her safely,” one of the rescuers, Chanachart Wancharernrung, told reporters. “We have been trying since yesterday afternoon. We worked without sleep. Everyone helped out.”
The toddler was taken to a local hospital and was said to be doing well.
“She has signs of fatigue but still has good vital signs,” local police chief Ratsaran Ketsoising told Agence France-Press.