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	After seeing his dog tumble into the well on Saturday, Say Phalla, the animal&#39;s 25-year-old owner, used a rope to descend in after it, The Cambodia Daily reported.</div>
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	&quot;He hurried to go into the well by using the well-rope to rescue his beloved dog, but he disappeared into the water,&quot; local police chief Pech Ngon Srin told The Daily.</div>
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	His 64-year-old mother, who had been watching the rescue attempt, saw that her son did not re-emerge, went into the well after him and also drowned.</div>
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	The family&#39;s 38-year-old neighbour then climbed down into the 9-metredeep well but slipped and fell, according to the report.</div>
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	Several hours later authorities arrived to drain the well and found the bodies of the three Cambodians and the dog.</div>
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	DPA</div>

Three drown in Cambodia attempting to rescue dog from well

Phnom Penh - Three people died trying to rescue a pet dog which had fallen down a well in Cambodia's rural Kratie province, local media reported Monday.