Hundreds Of Villagers Jump Into Action To Save An Elephant Swept Away By Flood

An elephant lost her family and nearly lost her life, before being saved in a daring rescue. The elephant had an entire village of people dedicated to seeing her rescue through.

The elephant became the victim of an extremely unlucky situation when she was swept away from her herd in the midst of historic monsoon flooding in Assam, an Indian state located in the northeast region of the country.

The flooding was so strong, it was impossible for the elephant to swim against the currents. Conservationists believe the elephant was swept through the river for more than 600 miles. From Assam to the neighboring country of Bangladesh.

Wildlife officials from both India and Bangladesh spent weeks trying to secure the elephant. She washed ashore in Bangladesh, and was stranded in a secluded, flood area.

Thankfully, the stressed elephant had access to rice crops, sugar cane and some banana plants to survive on while waiting to be saved.

Officials from India’s forestry department were finally able to safely make the journey to Bangladesh in order rescue the elephant in need. But the effort was easier said than done.

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