A rare baby dolphin was rescued from a water channel in rural north India and returned to a nearby river.

The dolphin was discovered on February 10 in a water miner in the village of Saraiya, Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh.

The shallow miner drains water was reportedly connected to the nearby river Ghaghra, where the dolphin is believed to have swam from.

The villagers informed district forest department about the trapped marine mammal, and a rescue effort was organised to return it to the Ghaghra river.

The dolphin, believed to be an endangered South Asian river dolphin, was around five feet long and took two hours for the rescue operation to free it.

A baby dolphin was rescued from a water miner and left into Ghaghra river in Barabanki's Saraiya village .
On 10th February around 11 am some villagers saw a baby dolphin in water miner ,in that miner it was very narrow with very less water .Villagers in large number gathered to watch dolphin ..Villagers informed district forest department about it
District forest officer of Barabnki NK Singh told that as soon as we got the information our team reached at spot and i constituted a team to rescue dolphin and leave it in Ghaghara river .
Officer told that it's a baby dolphin with around 5 feet inch long . It took team to 2 hours to reach and rescue the dolphin and left into the ghaghra river .
Officer said that at miner it was narrow and very less water ,so it could be life threatening for dolphin .

A baby dolphin was rescued from a water miner and left into Ghaghra river in Barabanki's Saraiya village .
On 10th February around 11 am some villagers saw a baby dolphin in water miner ,in that miner it was very narrow with very less water .Villagers in large number gathered to watch dolphin ..Villagers informed district forest department about it
District forest officer of Barabnki NK Singh told that as soon as we got the information our team reached at spot and i constituted a team to rescue dolphin and leave it in Ghaghara river .
Officer told that it's a baby dolphin with around 5 feet inch long . It took team to 2 hours to reach and rescue the dolphin and left into the ghaghra river .
Officer said that at miner it was narrow and very less water ,so it could be life threatening for dolphin .