Rescuers in eastern India's Odisha saved an elephant from drowning after it fell into a flooded pit.<br /><br />Visuals from October 24 show an elephant struggling to get up from the pit as rescuers and other volunteers try pulling it out with ropes.<br /><br />The elephant is loosely tied to a rope while volunteers try to pull the animal out of the well.<br /><br />Finally, after a few tries, the elephant is pulled out of the well while rescuers move away from the mammal fearing their safety.<br /><br />According to reports, a group of elephants had been wandering in the area for the past few days.<br /><br />The elephant is believed to have belonged to the herd and had accidentally fallen into the pit on October 23.<br /><br />The news about the elephant had spread like wildfire in the area and soon the forest department and fire department were called for help.<br /><br />The officials, along with some local volunteers then spent about two hours to rescue the mammal.
