A few brave locals pulled a cow from a 40-foot deep pit in a Herculean rescue effort on March 30 in Fatehabad, North India.
The cow was grazing near the pit which had been dug to build a community building when it wandered too close and fell in.
A passerby heard the cow lowing from inside and a team of local men quickly assembled and started the rescue operation.
The task was made difficult by the narrowness of the pit but they managed to lower inside a volunteer who placed a harness around the stricken animal.
Then they used a crane to haul the cow to safety.
The entire operation lasted about six hours.
