Ernakulam, Feb. 5 -- A 56-year-old woman rescued her husband who fell into a well in their house while plucking peppercorns in Kerala on Wednesday.

The husband, identified as 64-year-old Ramesan, was busy plucking black peppercorns from the pepper vines.

As he was plucking it, the ladder slipped and since the tree was close to the well, Ramesan fell into it.

Brave Padma, who was inside the house, hearing the noise, rushed out and was startled to see that her husband had fallen into the 40-foot well.

Raising a hue and cry, Padma slowly and carefully entered the well using a rope.

After reaching the bottom of the well, which had around five feet of water, she lifted Ramesan and held him close.

By the time, the locals gathered and in a...