An elephant caught in a marsh in Tamil Nadu’s Nilgiris area was recently rescued by a team of foresters.
Supriya Sahu, an IAS officer who also serves as the Additional Chief Secretary of the Tamil Nadu government’s Department of Environment, foresters, and Forests, tweeted a video of the rescue mission on Twitter, which has gone viral.
In the Gudalur area, a 25-year-old elephant is photographed stuck in a muddy swamp. The female elephant appears tired while sleeping on her side, yet she is desperate to get out of the marsh. She does everything she can to help the rescuers get her to dry land safely. She eventually stands up and grabs the rope offered to her rangers. In the background, loud calls of rescuers coordinating the rescue operation can be heard.
According to the tweet of IAS officer Supriya Sahu, “Inspiring team work by #TNforesters in rescuing a 25-year-old elephant stuck in a swamp in Gudalur, #Nilgiris The elephant too did not give up and showed exemplary fighting power to get out of the swamp, holding on to the rope thrown by her rescuers. Hats off.”
To go along with the footage, she also released a snapshot of the rescue crew. The video has gotten a lot of attention, with over 15,300 views and 920 likes.
Below is a link to a video that has gone viral:
Team behind the rescue #TNForest pic.twitter.com/eSHmp6INWw
— Supriya Sahu IAS (@supriyasahuias) March 25, 2022
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