An elephant who spent a day trapped in a flooded river in Thailand has been rescued by animal conservationists.
Video shows the ten-year-old elephant stranded in the swell caused by a storm that hit northern Thailand’s Phitsanulok province yesterday.
Villagers were asked to stay away from the water when the rescue operation was happening to try to make the elephant feel more comfortable.
The elephant is now being checked over by vets and park rangers before it will be released back into the wild.
A 10-year-old elephant is rescued from a river in Thailand, pictured, after being stranded for an entire day
Rescuers tried to coax the elephant out of the river but had to use rope in the end, pictured
Elephants are usually able to sense bad weather and no when it is time to seek shelter. This elephant wasn’t able to and got stuck in a swell, pictured
Rescuers asked villagers to stand back to make their job easier, pictured, because elephants tend to be scared of humans
The elephant was exhausted after being stuck in the river for an entire day, pictured, but is now with vets for a check-up before it gets released into the wild