Good samaritans rescued a young lamb after it fell inside a rock crevice and became stuck.

The young couple were out on a hike last month in Chongqing, southwest China, when they heard a black sheep bleating repeatedly.

After cautiously approaching the sheep, the couple realised the mother was calling out for help.

Her young lamb had fallen down a small hole and was stuck between some rocks.

Footage shows one of the hikers reaching into the hole and grabbing the lamb before gently pulling it out.

The man then can be seen carrying the lamb to reunite it with its mother.