They say a picture can be worth a thousand words.  I think only two words will do in this case...

"SHREK, HELP!!!"

The bad news for the donkey was that a large, green ogre was nowhere to be found.  However, the good news is that a local group of Swiss firefighters were able to safely extract the donkey from the manhole.

According to a report, somehow the donkey named Nilo managed to back into the manhole and got stuck.  But, he was no worse for the wear once rescued and placed back into his pen.

 

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