Forest officials successfully rescued a leopard from a 20-foot deep dry well in Jhansi district's Chirgaon forest, India's Madhya Pradesh. The poor animal had been trapped for a gruelling 13-hour period before being saved. It fell on the night of June 5.

The footage, which was filmed on June 6, shows the big cat lying inside the well and looking at the light coming from the above hole. In order to safely free the animal, rescuers used a tranquiliser. They then went down the well with the help of a ladder and brought it out. Strangely enough, a chicken was found beside it.

The rescue operation lasted 13 hours.

A leopard that had fallen into a 20 feet deep well, was rescued by the forest department after 13 hours in central India's Madhya Pradesh.

This incident happened in Pachor village located in Chirgaon forest range, Jhansi district on June 6.

Visuals showed the leopard sitting inside the well, as it stared up at the light being flashed towards it. The wild animal had a chicken beside it as well. The well was dry so there posed no threat of the leopard drowning. Later on, the big cat had to be tranquilised before a cop was seen going down the well with the help of a ladder to bring it out. The leopard was then put inside a cage with the rescue operation lasting 13 hours.

According to a report, the leopard would now be sent to either Kanpur or Lucknow based on the decision taken by the Forest Department. The big cat had fallen into the well last night (June 5).