Firefighters rescued a badger trapped in a water well in northern China.

In the video, filmed in the city of Dalian in Liaoning Province on April 14, a badger got trapped in a 12-metre-deep and 10-metre-diameter water well.

The firefighters threw a rope down into the well to try to let the badger bite it and then lift the animal up but failed. They then attached a plastic basket on the rope to try to save the badger again but it did not work either.

Finally, the firemen used a net to bring the badger back to safety successfully.

According to reports, the badger is a national second-class protected animal. It has been handed over to a wildlife rescue centre.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

4月14日11时15分，大连市消防救援支队甘井子大队后革街消防救援站接到一起110转警求助，距离消防站不远的地方，有一只小动物因外出觅食不慎掉入深井中，无法逃出。
接到求助后，后革街站政治指导员张昊立即带领指战员携带救援器材前往现场，到达现场后发现被困的是一只獾。经调查獾子是国家二级保护动物，素有“平头哥”的称号，食肉类动物，攻击性极强。
井内有水，井深约12米，井口直径10米左右，消防员们先是利用绳索下垂，想让这只小家伙儿咬住绳索再吊出井口，但是没有成功。随后，消防员将绳子绑在塑料筐顺到井下，经尝试还是不行。第三次，消防员再次利用网兜进行救援，这一次小家伙儿比较配合，终于成功升井。
上岸后第一时间对其进行安抚，防止上岸后因情绪不稳定造成损伤，安抚完毕后立即找来纸壳箱将其放入其中并向森林公安部门进行交接并由他们移交给旅顺野生动物救助站。（视频由辽宁台提供）