An elephant calf was rescued from a narrow 15-feet-deep (4.5m) abandoned well in India on Saturday 10 April.

The young elephant was rescued with the help of an excavator and wildlife officials.

The incident took place in the Deuli forest range in the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha.

Local residents, spotting the stuck elephant, alerted forestry officials to its plight. They then organised its rescue.

Visuals show the distressed elephant trapped inside the well as the locals gathered to watch the rescuers at work.

The forestry officials and the fire department hauled the baby elephant out with the help of an excavator and ropes.

The calf had accidentally fallen into the well the night before, while it was roaming in the area.

“We were informed of the movement of the elephant and we immediately rushed to the spot and rescued with the help of the local fire department," said Rabi Narayan Mohanty, Range Officer, Deuli Forest Range.

An elephant calf was rescued from a 15 feet deep abandoned well with the help of an excavator in the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha.

This incident took place on April 10 at Deuli range in the Mayurbhanj district.

Visuals show the elephant trapped inside the well as the locals gather to watch the rescuers at work.

After watching the elephant calf stuck inside well locals informed the forest officials.

The forest officials along with the fire department hauled out the baby elephant with the help of an excavator and ropes.

The calf had accidentally fallen into the well last night while it was roaming in the area. We were informed of the movement of the elephant and we immediately rushed to the spot and rescued with the help of the local fire department," said Rabi Narayan Mohanty, Range Officer, Deuli Forest Range.