Rescue workers struggled for several hours to retrieve the body of an 18-month old baby boy who fell down a borehole in a village in Limpopo this past weekend.
A spokesperson for ER24 Russel Meiring said paramedics were called to the scene in the late afternoon after community members struggled for some time to dig their way to the trapped child.
He said they then worked with a search and rescue team using heavy excavators to widen the hole in an attempt to reach the child.
The team however needed more help and called in a specialized rescue team for further assistance.
Meiring says by that time the child had already succumbed to his injuries.
Once his body was retrieved he was declared dead on the scene.
Local authorities will further investigate the incident.
