A 53-year-old man is currently fighting for his life at Wamfie Government Hospital after falling into a well at Wamanafo Kwaku Twumasikrom in the Dormaa East District of the Bono East Region.
The incident happened on Sunday, June 2, 2024.
According to eyewitnesses, George Amoah, also known as Atta Kwaku, ended up in the well while attempting to rescue a dog that had fallen into the same well.
Atta Kwaku unfortunately got trapped and had to be rescued by fire service personnel.
Confirming the incident, Station Officer 1, Mr Samuel Agyei of Dormaa Fire Station, said they received a distress call and had to deploy men to the scene.
“We received a distress call from the police that a man had fallen into a well and that we should go and rescue him. We deployed men to the scene and saw him in the well.”
“He was contacted by some hunters who had gone hunting, and their dog fell into the well. But unfortunately, he nearly lost his life,” he narrated.
“The incident happened about 3 p.m. However, we received a call from the police at 7:49 p.m. that evening. The period between the occurrence and when we received the distress call was extremely long, and the man could have died. If it had been a different person, the person would have died. However, he is experienced and has been doing this work for years, so his experience may have helped him survive”.
The fire official further revealed that the well was once used by cocoa farmers living there.
He said the well was deep, so they had to use a long rope and a ladder to rescue the victim.
Unfortunately, the dog died since it was trapped and could not be rescued.
