Watch: Authorities rescue elephant calf after it fell into well in Odisha

The video shows the officials, with the help of an excavator, pulling the elephant calf out of the well as locals watched.

• By: Trends Desk
• New Delhi | Updated: April 13, 2021 11:57 AM IST
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Since being shared on Twitter, the video has garnered over two lakh views.

Officials had to rescue an elephant calf after it accidentally fell into a 15-feet deep well in Odisha and the video of the rescue is now making rounds on the internet.

The incident happened in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district on April 10, and the video of it was tweeted out by news agency ANI. The footage shows the officials, with the help of an excavator, pulling the animal out of the well as locals watched.

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Watch the video here:

Many, who came across the video, lauded the officials for their timely intervention in saving the animal. Take a look at some of the reactions here:

https://twitter.com/SaikatD31020700/status/1380964346000367616
https://twitter.com/dev7114/status/1380968960766582784

https://twitter.com/itiwrites/status/1381062596774686726
Since being shared on Twitter, the video has garnered over two lakh views.

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