UAE: 6-year-old girl falls into 15-metre well, rescued

The Civil Defence team in Dibba Al Fujairah rescued the girl

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By A Staff Reporter

Published: Mon 21 Feb 2022, 8:22 PM

Last updated: Mon 21 Feb 2022, 10:53 PM

A six-year-old girl was rescued after she fell into a 15-metre-deep well, the UAE’s Minister of Interior has said.

Taking to Twitter, Lt.-General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan thanked the Civil Defence team in Dibba Al Fujairah for rescuing the girl in Wasit.

A video that the Ministry of Interior shared shows a civil defence personnel descending into a narrow well. He emerges minutes later, with the girl.

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The video then cuts into a shot of the smiling girl receiving treatment.

Sheikh Saif is also seen visiting the girl at the hospital and enquiring after her health.

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A Staff Reporter

Published: Mon 21 Feb 2022, 8:22 PM

Last updated: Mon 21 Feb 2022, 10:53 PM

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