This was the moment a monkey made a stunning leap from a 100-feet tall power transmission tower.

The athletic monkey easily survived the jump and ran towards a nearby forest as a crowd that had gathered to watch its rescue cheered noisily.

The events that preceded the incident at Agra, India, were as dramatic.

The people of Khadiya village near the heritage city saw a langur monkey atop a 160-feet tall power transmitter tower on August 5.

The monkey, with a long rope around its neck, sat near the top of the tower. It ran the risk of getting electrocuted if it came in contact with high-tension wires transmitting 11,000 volts of power.

The villagers tried to make it come down by offering bananas and nuts but it refused to budge and sat impassively.

Village head Jitendar Kumar said: “The langur climbed the transmission tower on Sunday. Later, we found that its neck’s rope was stuck in the tower and it couldn’t escape. “

The villagers informed the local police on August 7, who requested the help of an animal rescue organisation, Wildlife SOS.

Three volunteers of the organisation climbed the tower.

Watching them coming up the monkey struggled frantically and managed to free itself.

Though weakened from hunger and dehydration, it leapt from the stunning height, making a dramatic landing on all its limbs, and ran away without turning back.

A local police officer Prashant Tyagi said: “Power supply was cut for over three hours to help experts rescue the monkey."