Social media pioneers shared a video of the moment of saving an elephant from a broken, deep well, in north-eastern India.
According to the official Indian newspaper, India Today, officials participated in the operation to rescue the elephant from the 15-foot-deep well in Odisha province.
The newspaper pointed out that the elephant that was rescued, last Saturday, fell into the well, on Friday, while it was wandering in the area.
#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
— ANI (@ANI) April 10, 2021
The video clip showed the rescue of the elephant with the help of a heavy lifting machine, while many residents gathered at the site of the accident to watch the operation.
According to the newspaper, local residents first learned of the accident, then informed forest officials, who took over the task of rescuing the little elephant.