Forest guard carries elephant calf on his shoulders after rescuing it from canal. Old video goes viral

The forest guard carried the calf on his shoulders and helped the baby to reunite with his mother. An old video of the guard has gone viral on social media.

Have you heard about the story of forest guard Palanichamy Sarathkumar, who carried an elephant calf on his shoulders after rescuing it? We’ll tell you more here. The incident occurred in 2017 and over the past few years, several pictures of Palanichamy surfaced on the internet. Now, a video of the forest guard was posted to Twitter by Susanta Nanda of the Indian Forest Services earlier this week and has gone viral again. Bahubali...A calf got stuck in mud after falling in a canal.Officials from the Mettupalayam forest rescued the calf but got separated from its mother.Not to loose time, Palanichamy Sarathkumar, carried the calf to reunite it with the herd. Commitment at its best.(Old clip) pic.twitter.com/HxXCuZhFsK Just for info, A elephant calf... weighs around 90-100kgs at time of birth...... Salute to the officer who carried the calf on his shoulder!! Palanichamy ... truly a bahubali God bless all the forest officers. Hero spotted “my respect for you “ Humanity is a God given gift. Such a beautiful gesture. What awareness. A true wildlife hero Flashback pic. Rescue of an elephant calf by a forest guard from TamilNadu made news. Mr. Palanichamy carried the half on his shoulders which had fallen into a ditch. The calf was later united with its mother. pic.twitter.com/VKqbD3hrc0 In December 2017, an elephant calf accidentally fell into a ditch and was rescued by Palanichamy. The forest guard carried the calf on his shoulders and helped the baby to reunite with his mother. The video posted by Susanta Nanda provides a glimpse of the incident. “Bahubali. A calf got stuck in mud after falling into a canal. Officials from the Mettupalayam forest rescued the calf but it got separated from its mother. Not to lose time, Palanichamy Sarathkumar carried the calf to reunite it with the herd. Commitment at its best,” Susanta Nanda said in the caption of his post.