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Forest officials rescued an elephant that fell into a muddy ditch in Siddapura village in Coorg district earlier this week and the video of the rescue is now making rounds of the internet. In the now-viral video, the elephant can be seen struggling to heave itself up in vain before the forest officials intervene with a JCB excavator.
Take a look here:
https://twitter.com/sats45/status/1394866990309789701
Using the excavator, the elephant was gently pushed up after which it managed to climb out of the ditch safely.
Many who came across the video showered words of appreciation to the officials for their timely intervention. Take a look at some of the reactions here:
https://twitter.com/archi_tandewala/status/1394995897126187011
Recently, an elephant calf, stuck in a mud puddle, was rescued by forest officials from the Moleyur range of the Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Karnataka. Video of the rescue mission, tweeted by the park’s handle, also created a buzz on the internet.
