An excavator was used in an effort to rescue a cow that had fallen into a 50-feet-deep well in Manapparai, southern India.

A fire and rescue came were called to the site after a farmer had heard a distressed cow crying out at the bottom of the well.

The team used ropes and an excavator to haul the animal out from the pit.

This footage was filmed on June 21.

Chellaiya is a farmer who lives in Manapparai area of Trichy district. He rears a cow and he took his cow for grazing in his fields. The cow unfortunately fell into the well as it didn't notice the well that was nearby. Then the cow started mooing and crying for help. The farmer heard the cries and came to the well to his shock he saw the cow inside the well. He shouted and called nearby people for help. Later fire and rescue team came and airlifted the cow and rescued it safely