Elephant stuck in mud puddle rescued in Bandipur Tiger Reserve. Viral video

In a video that has gone viral on social media, an elephant stuck in a fresh mud puddle was rescued by officials in the Bandipur Tiger Reserve.

An elephant stuck in a fresh mud puddle was rescued by officials in the Moleyur range of the Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Karnataka. Bandipur Tiger Reserve tweeted the short clip on Sunday and it is swiftly going viral on social media. One female elephant, stuck in the fresh mud puddle in Moleyur range of Bandipur Tiger Reserve, rescued successfully.@ntca_india @ArvindLBJP @aranya_kfd @kudremukh_wild @brt_tiger @DharwadForest @nagaraholetr @moefcc pic.twitter.com/U4ZTvFzd1D Sometimes wrong posture coupled with heavy weight in a slushy ground can make an elephant helpless. Thanks to officials and staffs of @Bandipur_TR for timely nudge to the female elephant. She had exhausted. Kudos to all involved in this rescue.VC: BTR pic.twitter.com/Sx2e6tZiTm God bless you all .. my special thanks to the JCB operator who ensured the elephant dint get hurt while being rescued and to the guys who spotted the distressed elephant and sought help Wow amazing Kudos to team . It thanked Hoomans at the end Great rescue indeedCongratulations to all Good work. She looks famished. Great work done sir...she is lucky to have kind people around A little help can make so much difference thanks to FD team — Bandipur Tiger Reserve (@Bandipur_TR) May 16, 2021 — Ramesh Pandey (@rameshpandeyifs) May 16, 2021 — Shettre (@Vishwasshettre) May 16, 2021 — Trishan Gangaraju (@gangarajuharsha) May 16, 2021 — Eternal Traveller (@TravelerEternal) May 16, 2021 — Anil Kumar (@anilkumarmo) May 16, 2021 — A S (@mrugendra100) May 16, 2021 — Gyan (@gyanr) May 16, 2021 The elephant, as seen in the clip, struggled to move as it found itself stuck in the mud puddle. It moved its legs but couldn’t get up as it was lying down in the puddle. Officials, thereafter, used a JCB Loader to push the elephant slowly as it managed to get up from the puddle and walk steadily.