A 25-year-old labourer, hailing from Koppal district, is feared dead after getting trapped in an under-construction open well that caved in at Uddina Hitlu of Malpe in Udupi district on Friday.

The Malpe police gave the name of the victim as Ramesh.

The police said Ramesh was among the five labourers working to remove the mud from the eight-foot deep well since May 21. As Ramesh was working in a corner of the well, it caved in around 5 p.m., and he was trapped.

The police and firefighters rushed to the spot. The process of removing the debris continued till around 10 p.m., the Malpe police said.

Elderly man dies

Antony Mascarenhas, 65, of Lohit Nagar, near Kuntikana, in Mangaluru, died after getting trapped in the rubble, following a landslip, on Thursday.

The Urwa police said the incident occurred when Mascarenhas was standing with four labourers involved in taking measurements of the retaining wall that needed to be constructed. Mascarenhas intended to construct the retaining wall to prevent landslides.

As measurements were being taken, there was a landslip, and Mascarenhas got trapped. The firefighters rushed to the spot, removed the debris, and found the elderly man dead, the police said.