Rescuers working for an animal welfare NGO were able to haul a large cow to safety after it had fallen into what locals said was a 70ft-deep well.

Video shows a brave worker from NGO Atalkamdhenusdl, based in Shahdol district in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, descending into the well and tying a rope around the cow. They were able to pull the animal out by tying rope around it and then using a JCB digger.

Gaurav from Atalkamdhenusdl said: "After we went there we found that the cow is looking very tired. We immediately arranged a JCB and one of our members went down into the well to tie the cow with rope."

On their Instagram, Atalkamdhenusdl describe themselves as providing "rescue shelter services for injured and destitute cattle, dogs and all animals."

One online commenter said in response to the rescue video: "Brought tears in my eyes. True representatives of God on this planet."

A cow struggling to come out of a 70 feet deep well was successfully rescued by a group working for animals specially cows. According to Gaurav, member of Atal Kamdhenu cow helping group, they got a call from a local in Shahdol that a cow fell into a 70 feet deep well. After we went there we found that cow is looking very tired, we immediately arranged a jcb and one of our member went down into the well to tie the cow with rubber rope. After tying the rope we pulled up the cow with the help of jcb.

After the cow rescued the NGO guys did their medical checkups , gave some food and later released in a cow shelter