An elephant trapped in a farm well in Kuttikulama, Galenbinduwewa of Anuradhapura district in north Sri Lanka was rescued after 24 hours spent struggling in the water.

A herd of wild elephants was passing through a rural farming area, and one got separated and fell into a farm well in Anuradhapura district on January 12.

Noticing the elephant in the well, the residents raised an alarm but due to lack of facilities they couldn't rescue the elephant immediately, and informed forest officials.

The officials, with the help of residents, started an operation the next day and rescued the elephant using earth moving machines by January 13. The rescued elephant moved in to the forest, and residents burst crackers to scare it deeper in.

An elephants trapped in a farm well in Kuttikulama, Galenbinduwewa of Anuradhapura district in srilanka rescued after 24 hours.A herd of wild elephants had recently invaded the Dambana village in Mahiyanganaya and destroyed houses and crops.Among the herd one wild elephant got separated and falls in to a farm well in Anuradhapura district.Noticing the elephant in the well the residents raised an alarm but to lack of facilities and they couldn't rescue the elephant immediately and informed the officials.The wildlife officials with the help of residents started an operation the next day and rescued the elephant using earth moving machines.The rescued elephant moved in to the forest,resident burst crackers to force the elephant in to the forest.
Villagers says the wild elephants had recently invaded the villages destroyed houses and crops.