Mother Elephant Rescues Calf From 20-Foot Well

In Musna village, a distressing night unfolded as a two-and-a-half-year-old elephant calf slipped into a 20-foot-deep open well around 1 AM on Wednesday. The calf's fall and subsequent trumpeting alerted its mother, who remained distressed and protective near the well. Her cries roused villagers and forest officials, initiating a joint rescue effort. Forest rangers and villagers worked together, setting up floodlights and attempting to dig a slope into the well. To prevent exhaustion, water was pumped into the well, and hay bundles were provided for buoyancy. After nearly four hours, the calf managed to reach the surface and was reunited with its mother just as dawn broke. The unharmed calf and its mother then returned to the forest.