A man trapped for four days after falling into a Battambang cave while collecting bat guano was finally freed on Wednesday by a 200-strong rescue team.

Sin Bora did not suffer serious injuries after falling into the cave on Chakrei Mountain in Phnom Proek district's Baraing Thlak commune.

Sao Ratana, the deputy police chief of Phnom Proek district told The Post on Wednesday that the 27-year-old resident of Toek Thla village in Sampov Loun district's Angkor commune said he was hungry and tired after having not eaten during his three-night, four-day ordeal.

"At the scene, the victim was able to speak to authorities. He was conscious and told us that he was out collecting bat droppings as usual when he fell into the cave. He tried shouting for help but there was no one around,” Ratana said.

He said the rescue operation was launched when authorities were alerted to the man's disappearance by his mother after he had failed to return home for four days.