Mysuru: Forest department personnel with the help of an excavator at Moleyur range, Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Sargur taluk of Mysuru district on Saturday, May 15 rescued an elephant, stuck in slush and struggling to get up.
The pond was filled with slush following heavy rain and a female elephant slipped into the puddle and could not get up.
The Forest department personnel, who found the jumbo, rushed to its rescue and helped it to get up using an excavator.
Assistant Conservator of Forests Ravikumar and Range Forest Officer Puttaraju supervised the operation.
