Elephant trapped in Indian well rescued in 12-hour crane operation

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Forest officials in India’s southern Tamil Nadu state said they used a crane to pull an elephant from a well after working for more than 12 hours to rescue the animal.

The elephant, which strayed into a village bordering a forest in Tamil Nadu’s Dharmapuri district, fell into the well that was covered with bushes and did not have a fence or wall around it, Rajkumar, the district forest officer, said.

Destruction of forests, rapid urbanisation and rising village populations have led animals to venture close to human settlements in India.

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Poor elephant, thank god those rescuers were there to help it.