This is the miraculous moment a man escapes a wild elephant as it trips and falls while chasing him. <br /><br />Dazed by the unexpected fall, the elephant stops charging at him and turns back. <br /><br />The incident occurred near Munnar in South India on June 29. <br /><br />A lone tusker was spotted in a tea garden where a captive elephant and its mahut, Mani, were working. <br /><br />The tusker, seen as a rogue elephant by the local residents, had a reputation for aggressive behaviour. <br /><br />The tusker and the much smaller captive animal came face to face and fearing that the wild elephant may attack, Mani tried to shoo its away. <br /><br />But the tusker refused to budge and Mani was afraid to move the captive elephant in the fear of provoking the intruder. <br /><br />Two friends of Mani saw the standoff and stepped in to end it. <br /><br />One of them tried to sneak up behind the tusker and shouted to divert its attention. <br /><br />The tusker turned in anger and started chasing the man, who was so close to the charging animal, he ran the risk of getting trampled over. <br /><br />Luckily for him, it had rained heavily and the ground at the tea plantation was slippery. The elephant lost its balance and fell to the ground. <br /><br />Though it managed to get back to its feet, it had lost the appetite to chase.<br /><br />Mani, in the meanwhile, had seized the opportunity to move away along with his elephant.
