The elephant was seen swimming towards the path made for it amidst the noise of the local people
Hyderabad:
An elephant that fell into an agricultural well in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor on Monday night was today rescued by a joint team of forest officials and the fire department. The officials brought an excavator from the JCB to break the edge of the wall of the well so that the animal could get out.
The elephant was seen swimming towards the path made for it amid loud cheers from the locals. The elephant can be seen wading through the muddy water, coming out of the well and heading towards the nearby forest.
Several people, including a police officer, were seen recording the rescue operation.
The incident took place at Gundla Palle village in the district and authorities were informed soon after locals saw the elephant struggling to get out.
Earlier this year, a video of an elephant’s rescue from a ditch in Jharkhand created a lot of buzz on social media. In the clip, a JCB machine was seen supporting the animal as it was trying to climb an open field.