Forestry officials and locals joined forces to rescue an elephant calf trapped in a well in eastern India's West Bengal on Saturday 8 May.

The incident took place in Balibasha, located in the Sankrail region of the Paschim Medinipur district.

Video shows the rescue operation in full swing, as forest officials and locals use ropes and poles to bring the baby elephant to the surface.

The clearly distressed elephant grunts inside the narrow well, covered in mud.

The officials lower hay inside the well to elevate the mammal, following which the jumbo clambers to the surface with visible difficulty.

Once at ground level the calf then began chasing the locals, who ran away to safety.

The jumbo fell into the well on Friday night, following which the officials conducted the rescue operation on Saturday morning.

The forest officials, along with the locals, rescued an elephant calf from a well in eastern India's West Bengal on May 8. The incident took place in Balibasha, located in the Sankrail region of the Paschim Medinipur district.

Visuals feature the rescue operation in full swing. The forest officials, along with the locals, use their collective effort to bring the jumbo to the land. Meanwhile, the elephant grunts inside the narrow well, covered in mud. The officials lower hay inside the well to elevate the mammal, following which the jumbo mounts the surface with visible difficulty.

Meanwhile, the onlookers gathered around the well and beheld the experience. Moreover, once on the ground, the elephant calf began chasing the locals, who ran around to escape to safety.

The jumbo fell into the well on Friday night, following which the officials conducted the rescue operation on Saturday morning. The forest officials, along with the locals, collectively rescued the jumbo, who came out of the well with difficulty.