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In a rescue attempt that ended devastatingly, a family of five died one after another after jumping into an abandoned well to save a cat.
The five men lost their lives on Tuesday night after crowding into a well that was reportedly being used as a biogas well containing animal waste in Wadki village, Maharashtra, India.
According to local media, the cat had fallen into the large well around 5 p.m., while members of the Kale family entered the poisonous space in an attempt to rescue the feline.
One of the family members had climbed into the well first before four others did the same, but they were eventually trapped.
The victims have been identified as Manik Kale, 65, Manik’s son Sandeep, 36, Anil Kale, 53, Anil’s son Bablu, 28, and Babasaheb Gaikwad, 36.
Footage shows worried villagers gathered around a biowaste pit in India after six people climbed inside to save a fallen cat.
Five members of the Kale family died and one survived. Vijay Manik Kale, 35, was rushed to hospital for treatment.
Dhananjay Jadhav, senior police officer of Nevasa police station, Ahmednagar, said: “A rescue team recovered the bodies of five of the six people who jumped one after another into an abandoned well containing stored animal dung while trying to rescue a cat”. .
After the descent of the five members of the Kale family into the well, a sixth person joined the rescue mission and miraculously survived.
“After that, the sixth person, who was also trying to save the others, entered the well with a rope tied around his waist and survived,” the police added.
“He was injured during the rescue process and was pulled out and taken to hospital for treatment.”
The only survivor was identified as Vijay Manik Kale, 35, also a member of the family who died in the tragic accident.
He is reportedly in stable condition after receiving medical treatment at a government hospital.
Authorities suspect that a group of five people were knocked unconscious by poisonous gases emanating from animal waste filling the well.
Local reports claim that nearby people in the village heard the moans and screams of the family complaining of suffocation.
According Indian TimesOne body was pulled from the toxic sludge around 11pm on Tuesday night, while the remaining four bodies were removed over the next hour and a half.
Senior officials said two large suction pumps of the Ahmednagar Municipal Corporation were deployed to remove the vixen and reach the victims, and five ambulances were kept ready at the spot.
Police said an investigation into the matter is now underway.