A video of a baby elephant being rescued from a 15 feet deep abandoned well has gone viral. The baby elephant is being rescued with the help of a heavy machine in the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha on Saturday.
Forest officials arrived at the spot and rescued the animal.
#WATCH | An elephant calf was rescued from a 15-feet deep well at a village in Mayurbhanj district of Odisha on Saturday.
“The calf fell into the well while it was roaming in the area on Friday night,” said Rabi Narayan Mohanty, Range Officer, Deuli Forest Range. pic.twitter.com/TPIrWN52Ti
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“The calf had accidentally fallen into the well last night while it was roaming in the area. We were informed of the movement of the elephant and we immediately rushed to the spot and rescued it with the help of the local fire department,” said Rabi Narayan Mohanty, Range Officer, Deuli Forest Range.