KOHAT: An adventure-seeking boy, who had gone down an 800-foot-deep natural crater in the Bilimina mountain of Hangu district on Saturday, was pulled out on Sunday morning after remained stuck there for 15 hours, rescue officials said.

The Rescue 1122 Hangu staffers saved the boy’s life after seven hours long operation starting in the wee hours of Sunday.

The officials told Dawn that the boy had gone missing on Saturday afternoon, and the local people informed the rescue service at 12am after they heard his screams in the deep pit.

They said the recovery operation was launched at 1am on Saturday by first sending down a staff member to buckle him up in the crater so that he could be pulled out.

The officials said after hectic efforts of seven hours, he was pulled out of the crater at 8am on Sunday. They said the boy was very tired and in semi-unconscious.

“We put him under a tree, provided him first aid, gave him water to drink and also sprinkled it on his face and body. When he gained senses he was dropped at his home in a nearby village,” a rescue official said.

He said the boy had gone to the hilly resort of Samana to enjoy the pleasant weather.

Published in Dawn, May 1st, 2023