Firefighters and police officers rescued a wild boar from drowning in a pond at a university in central China.

Video filmed in the city of Wuhan in Hubei Province on March 8 shows a wild boar swimming in a pond but was unable to climb up the steep embankment to get out.

Firefighters used ropes and a capture device to secure the wild boar and then hauled it up to safety.

According to a student named Pan, security guards tried to catch the wild boar with a net but they couldn't lift it out of the water. So they contacted the firefighters for help.

The firefighters tied the wild boar's nose, neck, and hind legs with ropes fearing that it would run around and hurt people.

The entire rescue operation took around 20 minutes with the wild boar finally being brought to safety.

After the rescue, the animal was handed over to park workers who then transported it to the nearby Qinglong Mountain Forest Park for release back into the wild.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

3月8日晚7时许，湖北武汉华中科技大学内一只野猪落水，众多学生前往围观。消防员用绳索和抓捕器将野猪固定，合力拖上岸。
目击者潘同学称，第一次亲眼看到野猪出没，给大学添了点乐子。现场学生拍摄的视频显示，一头黑色野猪在学校池塘游泳，因塘堤较高爬不上岸。保安先用网兜捞，后民警和消防员用绳索和抓捕器，把野猪绑住，合力将其拖上岸。
潘同学表示，“当时保安用网兜捞猪，根本捞不起来，随后联系了消防队。消防员用绳子套住野猪的鼻子、脖子和脚后，才拽它上岸，怕它乱跑撞到人。”
救援过程约持续二十分钟，晚上8时许，野猪被救上岸。
消防员将野猪救出转交给园林工作人员后，后者马上驾车将野猪送至青龙山林区放生。