A baby elephant that fell into a farm well in east India was rescued on February 2 with the help of a JCB to dig it free. <br /><br />A group of locals reached a farm well located on the outskirts of Digapahandi, Odisha early that morning and discovered the baby elephant. Later, they called up forest department officials.<br /><br />A joint team of forest department officials and ODRAF personnel rescued the calf with the help of JCB machines of late post a Herculean effort.<br /><br />According to sources, the calf fell 20ft into a farm well in Ganjam district. The elephant was part of a herd that was passing through the Alarigad area at night.<br /><br />As the day broke, the rescue team arrived at the scene and managed to pull out the animal to safety after a six-hour-long operation with help of a JCB.
