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Johnny Wan

Three men had to be rescued after they fell into a 15-metre (50ft) deep well in India on December 5.
The accident happened after the men were involved in a drunken brawl at a funeral ceremony in India’s southern state of Kerala.


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Video shows the men being pulled out of the well with ropes and a net for support


Video shows the men being pulled out of the well with ropes and a net for support.


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Video | Men rescued after drunken quarrel lands them in bottom of a well

Video shows the men being pulled out of the well with ropes and a net for support