A leopard cub was pulled out of a deep well by rescue workers in western India's Maharashtra state.<br /><br />The incident took place on November 17 in Pimplad village in the state's Nashik district, after villagers found the cub and immediately informed the forest department.<br /><br />Visuals show the distressed feline sitting on top of a red wooden board, which was lowered by locals after they found the leopard inside the well.<br /><br />Seeing it there, rescue team members lowered a cot as the leopard cub snarled defensively.<br /><br />As the cot neared the platform, the feline jumped on it and it was eventually pulled out, before fleeing into the jungle.<br /><br />Rescuers commented the leopard cub was estimated to be five months old, and may have ended inside the well after accidentally tripping and falling while crossing the area.<br /><br />The rescue operation lasted for 30 minutes.
