Daijiworld Media Network - Chennai (SD)

Chennai, Nov 20: Venkatachalam from Yelagundur near Panchapalli village in Tamil Nadu’s Dharmapuri district who owns the agricultural land, woke up to find a sub-adult female elephant, weighing approximately three tons, had fallen into a dry well in his farmland around 4.00 am on Thursday, November 19.

Finding the animal trapped, Venkatachalam informed the police.

A team of forest officials rushed to the spot with two cranes and are in the process of rescuing the wild animal. The elephant supposedly ventured into the field in search of food before it fell in the well at 50 feet.

Meanwhile, during the rescue process forest officials lowered a bucket of water and some food for the elephant. About 100 people from nearby villages gathered at the spot to catch a glimpse of the rescue work.

Speaking to Indianexpress.com, Rajkumar, the district forest officer said, “First the rescue team in a cubical box went down to check the animal’s health. The animal is healthy and active, there is no major injury. The doctors said they want the water left in the well to be pumped out so that they can sedate the animal. Once we sedate the animal, we will lift it outside using the crane safely, that’s the plan. The rescue work might take another 2-3 hours.”

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