Baby elephant rescued from dry well

A baby elephant was rescued after falling into a dry well in Ramakuppam, Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, India, on Sunday.



Villagers gathered around the pit and tried to rescue to distressed animal. With help from Forestry Department, the baby elephant was rescued.





A Forestry Department vehicle dug up the soil from the dry well, making way for the baby elephant to escape.


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As soon as the soil was cleared and a path was made, the baby elephant slowly climbed up the slope and was saved.