A Cambodian man was rescued after spending four days wedged between rocks without food or water.<br /><br />Sum Bora, 28, was hiking on a mountain searching for bat guano - bat droppings used as fertiliser - when he slipped into the cave in Battambang, northwestern Cambodia, on Sunday (04/08).<br /><br />His mother called the police when he failed to return and rescue teams began searching on Wednesday (August 7) morning. <br /><br />They found him alive as he was trapped behind a narrow opening in the cave.<br /><br />The team attempted to widen the gap for the man to crawl through but the mountain rocks were too hard and difficult to drill. <br /><br />More 200 rescue workers were involved in the rescue in the afternoon, spending ten hours drilling the rocks before crawling inside to pull the man out. <br /><br />The guano collector was safely rescued and still conscious at 6 pm. He was immediately delivered to the hospital where he is recovering.<br /><br />Sao Ratana, the deputy police chief of Phnom Proek district, said that Sum Bora did not suffer serious injuries - but he was exhausted and hungry after four days of struggling.<br /><br />The chief said: ''The victim was able to speak to authorities at the scene. He told us that he was out collecting bat droppings when he fell into the cave.<br /><br />''He said that he tried shouting for help but nobody seemed to hear him. He started to lose energy and all he could do was wait.''<br /><br />Bora is currently recovering in Battambang Provincial Referral Hospital, where the doctors are closely monitoring his condition.
