The sedated mother elephant being lifted away from the hole during a rescue operation to recover her infant elephant that had fallen into the hole in Nakhon Nayok province. - AFP
Bangkok (AFP): A baby elephant was dramatically rescued from a manhole in central Thailand after his mother was sedated to allow the operation to proceed, wildlife officials said.
The calf fell into the drainage trough on the outskirts of the Royal Hills golf course in Nakhon Nayok province in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
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