A man was buried alive while digging a well in Barangay Fuerte, Caoayan, Ilocos Sur on Tuesday, May 6.
The victim, a 48-year-old man, was digging a seven-foot-deep well when the soil around the entrance collapsed suddenly and buried him, according to police reports.
The incident happened around 7 a.m.
It took rescuers more than two hours to retrieve his body.
“Bale ang [idineklara] po ng attending physician nung nahukay siya ay dead on the spot na po ‘yun ‘yung [idineklara] po niya,” PCpt. Lyka Bayasbas, Officer-in-Charge of the Caoayan Police Station, said.
“Actually, ipinunta pa po sa ospital baka sakaling may pag-asa na mabuhay po siya,” he added.
