A three-year-old child was saved after accidentally tumbling into a borewell with a depth of 40 feet in northern India's Bihar.

The footage, which was filmed in Kul village, Nalanda district, on July 23, shows India's National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team as they rescue the little boy.

With loud cheers from onlookers, they successfully pulled the child out. Once rescued, the mud-covered boy had his face gently wiped clean with a piece of cloth.

The child, who was identified as Shivam Kumar, fell into the borewell while playing after a farmer had left it uncovered.

NDRF's officer Ranjeet Kumar said: "The officials were able to save the boy following hours of effort. He was given medical assistance and brought to the hospital. He is now doing fine. It took us about five hours to pull him out alive".

A 3-year-old boy who fell into a borewell in Bihar Nalanda kul village on Sunday rescued after 9 hour long rescue mission .
His mother said the incident took place when her son slipped while playing in a field and fell into the hole.
The child was rescued by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and other rescue teams .
The boy, Shivam's mother, said the incident took place when she was working in the field and her son was playing nearby. His feet suddenly slipped and he fell inside the borewell, she said.
Local reporter who went there at spot to cover the rescue mission tells the borewell is more than 100 feet deep but the kid was stuck at 63 feet.
After being rescued the medical team conducted a thorough check up of the child and subsequently rushed him to vardhman istitute of medical science for further treatment. The child is in stable condition.
Jcb machines have been called to deliver oxygen and extract the child from borewell.