South Indian forest officials yesterday (April 10) rescued a herd of five elephants which fell into a farm pond in a village in south India trying to save a lost calf. <br /><br />Footage of the rescue shows villagers running towards the pool near Palangala village, Karnataka state, to drive the elephants towards a channel that had been dug out to allow them out. <br /><br />The herd had stepped out of the forest looking for water the night before, and eyewitnesses said a calf slipped into the farm pond at while trying to drink water. <br /><br />The adult elephants jumped into the pond to save the calf but got similarly stranded. The next morning villagers informed local forest officials. <br /><br />Officials went to the spot with a JCB earth mover and dug a path out of the pond. Once the elephants successfully climbed out of the pond they immediately returned to the forest. <br /><br />An officer on the rescue team commented: “It was a touching scene to see the elephants huddled together trying to comfort each other. We are happy to see them off,”
