Elephant trapped in Rangunia canal rescued after 7 hours

Forest Department officials of Rangunia in Chattogram have rescued an elephant stuck in a canal for seven hours.

According to locals, the elephant had been stuck in the mud of Toila Bhanga canal in Shilok union of the upazila since 5:00am. The forest department at around 12:00pm managed to rescue the elephant.

Local resident Nurul Alam said the elephant had been stuck in about 7 feet deep mud since dawn.

Hearing the loud cries of the middle-aged elephant, the locals informed the Forest Department, he said.

Rangunia Range Officer of the Forest Department, Masum Kabir, said that the staff and doctors went to the spot around 8 am on information and provided it with saline. It was pulled out of the mud tying with a rope. The elephant was later released into the wild, he said.