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the girl fell into a well and her father stopped the rescue and took photos first. an insider said, "he was probably worried about the division of responsibilities or causing secondary injuries."

2024-09-15

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on september 15, a video in tianshui, gansu province, about a girl falling into a well and her father not allowing her to rescue her but taking photos first, became a hot search and attracted attention. in the video, a little girl fell into a roadside drainage well, and some netizens questioned whether the girl's father was worried about the division of responsibilities and stopped the rescue. subsequently, the video caused controversy on the internet.

on the 15th,an insider told reporters that the child’s father probably wanted to preserve evidence or was worried about causing secondary injuries, so a passerby finally recorded a video and then rescued the child and sent him to the hospital.

the child fell into a roadside well (video screenshot)

on the 15th, an informed source told reporters that on the morning of the 14th, a girl was passing by tianshui xihuang avenue west road and fell into a roadside manhole. a nearby merchant brought a ladder to rescue the child but was stopped by the child's father.

a rescue worker said:the child's father initially blocked the rescue efforts and insisted on calling the police first and waiting for them to arrive. he was probably worried that it would be difficult to assign responsibilities later, or he might be afraid of causing secondary harm to the child.finally, under the persuasion of passers-by, the crowd recorded a video to preserve evidence and then rescued the child. the child was sent to the hospital for treatment by his father. "i don't know the subsequent treatment and the child's injuries."

the scene of the incident (video screenshot)

a staff member of the relevant department of tianshui housing and urban-rural development bureau said:although the infrastructure on xihuang avenue is not perfect, they do not advocate the child's father's behavior of "blocking rescue efforts and calling the police first". they understand the child's feelings. when a child is in danger, the first thing to do is to save the child.call the police for help at the same time, and then contact the relevant departments to find the responsible party. the staff member suggested that the child’s parents can contact the city and district housing and construction bureaus and connect with the municipal departments for handling.

on september 15, the deputy director of the qilidun sub-district office in qinzhou district confirmed to red star news that a girl did fall into a well on the sidewalk of harmonious home on september 14.the girl is currently fine, and the community and other relevant units are still following up on the situation.the deputy director said that this should be a municipal sponge project, and there were about 8 manhole covers involved in the construction process. the child fell in when passing by. "after learning about this incident last night, we immediately sent people to the scene to check. when we checked, we found that all 8 manhole covers had been covered with safety measures."

as for whether there was no obstruction in the drainage well before the girl fell into it, the deputy director said that they were still investigating the situation, "we were not at the scene at the time and do not know the situation."

red star news reporter wang chenyuan