Kushalnagar: A wild elephant which strayed into a village near Siddapura in Kodagu District and fell into an elephant trench was rescued by the Forest Department staff yesterday morning. The elephant was stuck for four hours before a trench-like passage was dug to get it out and save it from the deep pit and to drive it away to the forest.
Visuals showed the distressed elephant making considerable effort for the initial climb out as the locals clapped and cheered it on. The incident happened at Avaregundi village near Karadigodu between Maldare and Virajpet near a reserve forest area. The elephant had fallen into the trench as it tried to enter the village
