Firefighters in eastern India rescued a large wild boar trapped in a septic tank on January 17.

A team was called to a village in the Jharsuguda district of Odisha after the hefty creature was found struggling at the bottom of the 15-foot concrete tank.

The crew of six firefighters was concerned about approaching the aggressive male boar and so filled the tank with water hoping the animal would climb out on its own.

The boar was so exhausted, however, it couldn't haul itself out and the team was forced to use long bamboo poles to help support the terrified animal.

When the boar finally emerged onto dry land, it rested for a few moments before running off into the jungle.

"We usually get into the pit, tie a rope around the animal and pull it out. But male wild boars are capable of killing humans, so we attempted this unusual rescue. We are happy we saved the animal without any injuries on our side," said firefighter Babul Kumar Rout.

A villager in Jharsuguda district in eastern India heard an unusual sound in his backyard on January 17.

When he checked, he found that a huge wild boar had fallen into his septic tank, which he had kept partially open for routine cleaning.

Unable to climb out of the 15-feet-deep pit, the beast was desperately struggling to stay afloat. The terrified villager called the fire brigade and the staff for help.

A six-membered team from the local fire services led by fireman Babul Kumar Rout went to the spot. They found that the wild boar was a huge aggressive male and it was too risky for anyone to enter the pit to try to rescue it.


The rescue team decided to fill the pit with water and as the water level rose, the wild boar also floated up.

But after a long struggle to stay afloat, the wild boar was too exhausted to climb out of the pit, and was in danger of drowning.

The rescue team used thick bamboo poles to support the boar and help it climb out. The wild boar stepped into the hard surface, took a few minutes to catch its breath and then ran into the jungle nearby.

Fireman Babul Kumar Rout said: "We usually get into the pit, tie a rope around the animal and pull it out. But male wild boars are capable of killing humans, so we attempted this unusual rescue. We are happy we saved the animal without any injuries on our side.”