Kasargod: Two brothers who went down a well to rescue calf, die of suffocation
Kasargod: In a tragic incident, two brothers who went down into a well to rescue a calf which had fallen into it, died of suffocation on Wednesday at Paivalike in Kasargod District here.
The deceased have been identified as Narayan (50) and his brother (40), both residents of Katte here.
According to the reports, Shankar went down into a well using rope to rescue a calf that had fallen into it, but due to suffocation, Shankar lost consciousness and fell, noticing this, Narayan got down into the well immediately to rescue his brother but soon he also lost consciousness due to suffocation down the well.
Local rushed to the spot and tried to rescue the duo but were unsuccessful in their attempts as both the brothers breathed their last inside the well.
Fire brigade team that arrived from Uppal lifted out the dead bodies of the duo and later also successfully rescued the calf from the well.
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Bird flu outbreak: Over 53,000 domestic birds culled in Alappuzha
Alappuzha (PTI): Hit by avian influenza, authorities in Alappuzha district have culled over 53,000 domestic birds so far this year, officials said here on Tuesday.
This year, cases of bird flu were first reported on April 17 in ducks in a few wards of Edathua and Cheruthana grama panchayats.
Officials said fresh cases of bird flu have been confirmed in Ward 9 of the Ambalapuzha North Grama Panchayat.
They said 6,777 domestic birds within a one-kilometre radius of this ward will be subjected to culling on Thursday.
"So far this year, 53,455 domestic birds have been culled in the district. The figure is as follows: Cheruthana - 11,939, Edathua - 31,811, Ambalapuzha North - 540, and Thakazhi - 9,165," an official release said here.
