Elephant calf rescued in Kerala

KOCHI

: An

elephant

calf, which accidentally fell into a 12-ft-deep well at Manikandanchal near

Kothamangalam

in the early hours of Thursday, was rescued by

Kuttampuzha

forest officials and residents.

The one-year-old elephant was rescued after a three-hour-long effort, said a forest official.


"Though we were alerted by nearby residents, we could not reach the well as the herd stood there till 8am. Later, when the herd moved to forest, we dug one side of the well and created a sloppy path using a bulldozer and the calf managed to come out around 11.30am. The calf, which suffered minor injuries, was later sent back to the forest where it rejoined with the herd," said Kuttampuzha

forest range officer

R Rajan.