Local people rushed to the rescue when a trapped three-year-old alive fell into an open pit near her home in south India, digging her free. 

The incident took place on January 13 in Chinnababu Samuthiram village, Villupuram district, Tamil Nadu. 

The girl slid down the 5-foot-pit while playing, immediately prompting villagers to leap to the rescue, with footage showing local young men digging her out via a hole on one side of the pit. 

Once they dug up enough and reached near the girl, rescuers carefully pulled her out and handed over to her mother. 

The girl was later taken to a hospital where doctors ran some tests.

A miraculous moment when rescuers pulled out three-year-old alive after she fell inside an open pit near her home. 
The incident took place on January 13 in chinnababu samuthiram village,Villupuram district. 
The girl slid down the 5-feet pit while playing, prompting the rescue.
Visuals show local young men engaging in the rescue operation by digging a hole on one side of the pit. 
Once they dug up enough and reached near the girl, rescuers carefully pulled her out and handed over to her mother. 
The girl was later taken to a hospital where doctors ran some tests.
According to reports, the girl was playing on the field while she accidentally fell into the hollow hole. 
The residents have informed that the child was heard crying for help when the incident came to light.
Reports also state that the locals did not wait for the outside help instead chose to conduct the rescue operation by themselves.