11-Year-Old Boy Stuck Between Rocks For 9 Hours: Lubricant And Ropes Save Him
|On September 16, 2024, a 9-year-old boy was freed from a rock cavity after being trapped for 9 hours in the United States. Firefighters had to use ropes and lubricant to get him out.
The student was exploring the grounds of his school when he slipped between two massive boulders. On Sunday afternoon, New Hampshire emergency services received an alarmed call from school officials: a 9-year-old boy was trapped underground, reports Fox News.
Trapped for nine hours
As soon as the alarm was raised, Windsor rescue teams rushed to the scene equipped with ropes and lubricants. When they arrived at the scene, they found school staff members trying to pull the little boy out of the cavity, in vain.
Rescuers spent nine hours to extract the child from the crevasse in which he was stuck.
The ground gives way beneath her feet
The young victim said she fell between these rocks during a terrain exploration session. The children were walking around the garden, supervised by a few supervisors.
The sticks and other debris under large rocks gave way, so much so that the little boy is fell into the crevasse that had just formed.
Rescue teams from five towns and the New Hampshire State Police were mobilized. The ;rsquo;child was taken to hospital, his life is not in danger.