A young man fell into a well of over 25 feet depth in Ollur area of Thrissur district in the early hours of Tuesday morning while returning from a church festival.
He hung on to a rope for several hours before he was rescued by fire services personnel, an officer of Thrissur city fire station said.
The officer said a call was received around 8.45 am about a man screaming for help from inside a well and within five minutes rescue personnel reached the spot.