The brave baby elephant that was rescued after it fell down an uncovered drain in Sri Lanka has died after the vet who was caring for it went on holiday.
The calf, which was dramatically filmed being pulled from the well, sustained a leg injury when it fell and was in a critical condition at a transit home when it died.
The baby elephant who was rescued from an uncovered drain has died from injuries it sustained in the fall
Footage from the animal’s original rescue showed a team in Hambantota standing around the drain trying to figure out what to do after realising the elephant was trapped.
The baby elephant looked to be in distress as it waited to be saved.
A group of rescuers were filmed standing around the drain trying to figure out how best to rescue the elephant
The rescuers tied ropes around the little elephant’s legs as they brought him up to the surface
Following the elephant’s rescue he was checked over and taken to a transit home but his condition deteriorated