Madrid: A Dutch tourist, who went missing 18 days ago in a Spanish town, was rescued Wednesday from a well she fell into while walking in the mountains.
Three hikers while walking along the Chillar river noticed 48-year-old Mary Anne Goossens and informed the emergency services authorities.
The hikers gave the trapped woman food and warm clothing by tossing them in the well, before going to search for help.
Goossens told paramedics that she fell into the well on the night of June 17 and could not get out, although she managed to squeeze herself into a side cavity so she would not be in constant contact with the water inside.
After being pulled from the well, the woman was placed aboard a police helicopter and taken to Axarquia hospital, paramedics told EFE.
Healthcare personnel told reporters that Goossens is doing “rather well”, although she has burns, minor injuries, scratches and scrapes on her legs.
Her relatives reported June 23 that she had been missing for a week, adding that she arrived in Malaga June 15 for a 10-day vacation and the next day went to Nerja to do some hiking. (IANS)
Boy comes back to life after ‘40-min-death’
London: A five-year-old British boy made a miraculous recovery after a 40-minute death following a heart operation.
Joshua Baker, from Birmingham, was in hospital after the operation when he collapsed to a massive coronary arrest.
Mother Rebecca, 31, revealed how a passing surgeon rushed to save him.
“He opened up Josh”s chest and massaged his heart with his bare hand,” the Sun quoted her as saying. “We’re so grateful,” she added. (ANI)
23 cm-long worm taken out of woman’s brain
Shanghai: A 23 cm long tapeworm has been surgically removed from a Chinese woman’s brain.
Doctors in a Nanjing hospital removed the worm from the brain of 24-year-old Li Fang a week ago, the Shanghai Daily quoted the Yangtze Evening News as reporting.
Li said she was disgusted at the thought of the tapeworm living in her brain.
Li’s husband Yang said she suffered her first seizure last December and she was taken to hospital where it was detected that there was something in her brain but doctors could not determine what it was.
The second seizure was in June. This time a scan showed a strange object in her brain and a decision to operate was taken.
Doctors found a roughly spherical mass that was pressing against her brain nerves. While removing it, they suddenly found a long worm attached to it.
It was a tapeworm — alive and wriggling. (IANS)
Man stabs bus driver over loud TV
Shanghai: A bus driver in this Chinese city was stabbed by a passenger who demanded his fare back as the TV was loud, police said.
The incident took place when the bus reached its terminus in Shanghai’s Xuhui District.
The 41-year-old suspect, Lin, asked for his money as he said the TV was too loud during the trip, Shanghai Daily reported Thursday.
He then whipped out a knife and stabbed the driver who declined his request.
The driver, Xu Yuanlin, stumbled to a room. “I’ll never forget the horrible scene. Xu struggled all the way, his clothes soaking with blood,” said a colleague.
The assailant ran off, but was caught by police. (IANS)
Indian restaurant adjudged best South Asian restaurant in UK
London: Indian eatery in Britain has been adjudged as the best South Asian restaurant in the country. ‘The Taj Mahal’, a popular restaurant in St Leonards, South West of the UK, has won the Lyca Tiffin Cup 2011, a competition held every year to find the best south Asian restaurant in the country.
The competition is held by the Lyca Tiffin Club, which was established to celebrate culinary diversity. The restaurant boasts of having an open kitchen where the presentation of the gourmet meals can be viewed live. The Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow presented the award to the head Chef of the hotel, Maheshwari here last night.
“The Taj Mahal’s objective is to provide high quality affordable food without compromising on taste,” the chef said after receiving the award. Keith Vaz, an Indian-origin Labour MP, who launched the Tiffin Club seven years ago said: “South Asian restaurants have made a fantastic contribution to the British food industry.” (IANS)