The four-month-old calf cries for help were noticed by locals who found the baby in a six-feet deep well in Ampara in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka.
A baby elephant became stuck in a six-foot well while it was trying to take a drink
However they had some difficultly getting the baby elephant out of the well as some of its heard, including its mother, were standing guard.
In the footage, the officials can be seen digging the land around the well using a Backhoe machine and removing the upper cemented block of the well to get the elephant out from it.
After five-hours of struggle, the forest and wildlife officials finally pulled the animal out from the well.
Footage shows rescuers then applying ointment on the calf’s injuries before it ran to its mother, who was standing nearby.
Both the mother elephant and the calf later ran towards the nearby forest.
After five-hours of struggle, the forest and wildlife officials finally pulled the animal out from the well
They washed the baby elephant down and put ointment on its body to soothe any injuries
Both the mother elephant and the calf later ran towards the nearby forest