Odisha: Infant snatched by monkey dies, found in well
In a shocking incident, a 16-day-old baby who was snatched by a monkey, in Talabasta village in Odisha, has died. A woman who had gone to the well found the baby's body floating and it was fished out. Officials believe the baby may have slipped from the clutches of the monkey. A massive search operation was earlier launched in search of the baby.
The family was sleeping on the verandah when it happened
On Friday night, Sarojini and her husband Rama Krishna Nayak were sleeping in their verandah due to sweltering heat. The baby was sleeping inside a mosquito net. The next morning, Sarojini went for her morning chores and lifted a part of the net. When she was returning at around 6 AM, she saw the monkey taking her son away. The villagers then informed officials.
Mute cries of baby made operation difficult for officials
Sarojini delivered the baby in seven months through a caesarean section. Apparently, he had difficulties in crying loudly. This hampered the rescue operations as they couldn't hear him, an official said.
