This is the amazing moment a baby elephant was rescued after falling into a 30-feet-deep well in India.
Footage taken in Jharkhand, eastern India, yesterday shows rescuers using excavators to dig a corridor to help the frightened calf escape after it fell into the well on Sunday night.
Once he clambers out of the well and reaches the top of the path, the baby takes off and runs away from his rescuers.
This is the amazing moment a baby elephant that fell into a 30-feet-deep well in Jharkhand, eastern India, on Sunday night, managed to climb out after rescuers dug a corridor for him
Once he reaches the top of the man-made path, the baby takes off and runs away from his rescuers
The video shows a confused elephant nearly fully submerged in the brown murky water waiting patiently to be rescued
The video shows a confused elephant nearly fully submerged in the brown murky water waiting patiently to be rescued.
Excavators managed to break the well’s wall and get down to the water line, where the baby elephant was waiting.
As the final digger retreats, the frightened calf can be seen pulling himself out of the water and onto a muddy and hastily constructed path.
The baby then pauses briefly, using his trunk to throw soil in the air in an apparent celebration, before continuing his climb.
Rescuers used excavators to dig a corridor to help the frightened calf escape after it fell into the well on Sunday night
Excavators managed to break the well’s wall and get down to the water line, where the baby elephant was waiting patiently to be rescued
The calf’s legs appear weak in the video and he struggles to pull himself up the slippery pathway.
Once he reaches the top, however, the baby takes off and runs away from his rescuers.
The calf is part of a 22-strong herd of elephants based in the Sariya area of the Giridih district.
Forest Department officials are now driving the calf towards to herd to reunite the pack.
The calf’s legs appear weak in the video and he struggles to pull himself up the slippery pathway
The elephant had managed to fall into the 30-foot deep well on Sunday night and was eventually rescued yesterday