Baby trapped down 500ft well is SAVED in desperate rescue operation as tearful parents watch on in heart-stopping video

DRAMATIC footage has emerged of the moment an 18-month toddler was rescued alive after having fallen down a 500ft well in India’s Gujarat region. Baby Shivan Badhel was pulled out safely by army officials after she fell down the deep borehole on Tuesday evening. Jam PressLittle Shivan Badhel fell into the borehole as he played outside a hut in India’s Gujarat[/caption] Jam PressThe rescuers managed to pull out the infant in a 45-minutes rescue operation[/caption] Jam PressThe dramatic footage shows the little boy being pulled out of the deep well[/caption] The young child had been playing alone near a hut on a farm where his parents work as agricultural labourers in Dudapur Village in Dhrangadhra Taluka, in the Surendranagar district of India‘s Gujarat. The rescue operation lasted for 45 interminable minutes, during which army officials dangled a thick piece of rope down the vertically drilled well, which is used to extract water. Terrifying footage of the rescue operation shows multiple army personnel surrounding the borehole, as a baby can be heard screaming and crying down 20ft below. In the video, a rescue team member can then be seen gradually pulling up the rope towards the top of the well, as others join in to help him. READ MORE ON WORLD NEWS HOTEL PLUNGE Model charged over death of pal who plunged 80ft from hotel at 'sex party' AMAZON SEARCH Human remains found in hunt for missing Brit journalist as fisherman arrested As the rope slowly reaches the surface, the baby’s screams become louder, until his little body is pulled out of the hole. Two members of the army then carry the terrified infant into an ambulance, as the gathered crowd claps and cheers. Local reports indicate that Dhrangadhra Taluka Police were first informed about a toddler that had fallen into a borewell before the army was dispatched. Baby Shivan was reunited with family members when he reached the hospital, where he is currently under observation. In spite of the terrifying incident, little Shivan is said to be healthy. “The Army rescuers team reached the spot at around 9:45 pm,” Mukesh Patel, the sub-divisional magistrate of Dhrangadhra, told The Indian Express. “They lowered a hook tied to a rope in the borewell. They managed to trap the boy’s T-shirt in the hook and then gently pulled him out of the 500-foot-deep borewell.” Most read in News PUTIN UP A FIGHT Putin issues CHILLING threat to Sweden as he aims 'to take back land' COP RAPE CASE Dad-of-3 policeman, 48, 'raped mum while her kids were asleep in same house' LOST AND FOUND Woman in China finds out missing lover is with his WIFE & kids in Norwich HELLISH DEATH Hundreds of Russian mercenaries 'incinerated in Ukraine blitz on ammo dump' WIFE'S AGONY Wife of DIY SOS footie fan Simon Dobbin says ‘murder’ makes her ‘sick’ HELL HOUND Terrifying moment killer dog 'Beast' lunges at kids before mauling boy to death Patel added: “The Army team managed to pull the boy out of the borewell within 45 minutes after reaching the spot.” This event comes four months after heartbroken rescuers pulled the lifeless body of a five-year-old boy from a 100ft Morocco well where he was trapped for 100 hours. Little Rayan Awram did not survive after being trapped in an 18-inch space below ground. Rayan’s family were left devastated as his aunt said her heart was “aching” after his tragic death. And meanwhile one of the rescuers was hailed a hero as it was revealed he dug for days with his bare hands. Meanwhile, in another tragedy, a six-year-old died after falling down a well in Afghanistan. Little Haider became stuck in the well in the village of Shokak after falling off a road. Rescuers had managed to pull Haider out after four days, but he was irresponsive. Read More on The Sun new gig Our Yorkshire Farm's Amanda Owen 'excited' as she lands VERY different job SISTERLY LOVE Lipreaders reveal what Princess Charlotte said to Prince George at Jubilee While the little boy was breathing when he was rescued, he died as he was carried to a helicopter dispatched to take him to the hospital. In 2019, a one-year-old boy was miraculously rescued after being trapped for 48 hours in a 6–foot deep well in northwest India. Jam PressLittle Shivan was heard crying and screaming as he became stuck down the well[/caption] Jam PressThe little boy was taken away to hospital after he was pulled out of the well[/caption] Jam PressShivan and his family were reunited in hospital[/caption]