The cow elephant and its calf trapped in the deep old mine pit in Kanchanaburi’s Thong Pha Phum district, before being rescued on Monday morning by national park officials. (Photo: Piyarat Chongcharoen)
KANCHANABURI: A cow elephant and her calf that fell into a deep, old mine pit in Thong Pha Phum district on Sunday were helped back to safety on Monday morning by local villagers and national park officials who dug them an escape path.
The elephant and calf were discovered about 3pm on Sunday down the narrow, 5 metre-deep pit in Pa Khao Bo Rae forest reserve near Moo 7 village in tambon Chalae.
Marks showed the mother elephant had struggled unsuccessfully to climb out.
As it was getting dark by the time the inspection was completed…
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