Rescue teams retrieving body from 15-meter-deep well

A man died after falling into a 15-meter tube well on the median strip of Ladprao Road in Bangkok.

Rescue teams quickly responded to the incident, retrieving the man’s body from the 15-meter-deep well. A volunteer rescuer said the man stepped on the wooden cover, which then broke, causing him to fall. Oxygen levels inside the well were low, requiring rescuers to use oxygen tanks to search for the victim.

He also said the tube well belongs to the Metropolitan Electricity Authority’s electrical conduit project. The district office notified the agency concerned to repair the cover which was not completely closed three weeks ago.