A construction worker has tragically lost her life after she was mistakenly buried alive when sand fell on her while working at a construction site.
A 40-year-old female construction worker was buried alive today after loose soil fell on her at a construction site at Southweek area in this tourist town.
Her helpless colleagues who struggled to rescue her could only shed tears as the lost the battle. According to The Indian Express, the incident happened in Udhagamandalamu, India.
The woman, Mary, along with four other workers were removing debris at the site, when the loose soil fell on her from a height of about 25 feet, police said.
Attempts by co-workers to retrieve her alive became futile as fire and rescue personnel arrived there and managed to take her out in dead condition. The incident left her co-workers in a mourning and tearful state.