An excavator was used to rescue a man trapped in a muddy pond in central China.

Video filmed in the city of Xianning in Hubei Province on December 5 shows a man named Cheng driving an excavator to approach a man trapped in a muddy pond.

Cheng was seen operating the excavator to dig the mud away from the trapped man and then letting the man hold on to the vehicle's arm to bring him back to safety.

According to reports, the man was the pond owner. He went into the pond to catch the fish left inside after draining the water, but accidentally got trapped in the mud.

A man named Cheng working nearby spotted the incident and tried to use his excavator to rescue the man.

After around half an hour, the man was saved successfully.

Mr Cheng provided the video.

12月5日，湖北咸宁。一男子在鱼塘抓鱼时深陷淤泥中无法脱身，挖机小伙花半小时将其救上岸。
救人小伙成先生表示，塘主抽干水把鱼捞上来后又下去抓漏掉的小鱼，结果陷进了一处淤泥里面不能动弹。自己当时开挖掘机在旁边干活，看到后决定尝试用挖掘机施救。前后用了大概半个小时最终成功救援，当时就想着能帮一把是一把。视频由成先生提供。