Published 12:45 IST, October 25th 2019
Odisha: Forest officials rescue elephant from well in Sundergarh
Forest officials from Badgaon in Odisha rescued an elephant from a well in Birtola village under Badgaon Forest Range in Sundergarh district, on October 23.
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Forest officials from Badgaon in Odisha rescued an elephant from a well in Birtola village under Badgaon Forest Range in Sundergarh district. According to reports, a herd of elephants strayed into the village in search of food on Wednesday night, October 23. While the elephants were returning, one of them fell into the mud-filled well and was stuck for hours.
The rescue operation
According to reports, the next morning on Thursday, when the villagers spotted the trapped elephant, they called the forest officials, who then reached the spot shortly with fire department personnel. Further reports stated that it took around five hours for the officials to get the tusker out of the muddy well. A rescue video that was posted on Twitter showed the officials pulling the elephant out of the muddy well and the villagers who were observing the incident cheering them on. After the elephant was rescued, he was released and he walked into the dense forest. The elephant was reportedly a part of a herd of 18 elephants which had come close to Dumerta village in Odisha's Sundargarh district on Wednesday night.
#WATCH Odisha: Forest officials & locals rescue an elephant which had fallen into a well, near Birtula village of Sundargarh district. (24.10.19) pic.twitter.com/Z0w2WMSQY4
— ANI (@ANI) October 24, 2019
A herd of elephants passing through the fields in Odisha
#WATCH: More than 100 elephants together crossed through the fields in #Odisha's #Mayurbhanj district to reach #Nilagiri forest, yesterday pic.twitter.com/SgTDfhBDon
— ANI (@ANI) October 6, 2017
Another rescue operation in Karnataka
In another rescue operation on Friday, October 25, an elephant that entered the fields near a village in Bandipur was stuck in the fields. According to reports, the elephant was rescued with the help of other tamed elephants. Further, the rescued elephant was released in the Bandipur forest.
Karnataka: An elephant that had entered fields near a village in Bandipur, was rescued with the help of other tamed elephants. The rescued elephant was later released in the Bandipur forest. (24.10.19) pic.twitter.com/5iGV94JUtv
— ANI (@ANI) October 24, 2019
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10:23 IST, October 25th 2019