A wild elephant caused panic after venturing across a dual carriageway and stomping through nearby gardens.<br /><br />The jumbo held up traffic when it emerged from woodland in Chonburi, eastern Thailand, today (March 19th) afternoon.<br /><br />Rescue workers and police officers rushed to the scene and closed the road before leading the animal back into the jungle.<br /><br />One of the residents said they found the female elephant rummaging through their farm and even taking a dip in a pond in their garden.<br /><br />Police Major General Wanlop Thassanathanaphong said the elephant is eight-years-old and named Khiew Wahn. <br /><br />He said: "We are familiar with Khiew Wahn. She normally visits our village during the night and goes back into the jungle every morning."<br /><br />The rescue workers guided the animal back into the wild after spending more than two hours getting it under control.<br /><br />No one was harmed.
