Forest officials removed an 8-foot crocodile from a pond in Haridwar, located in North India's Uttarakhand state, on August 19 after receiving reports rom local villagers that it was attacking a pig.

The video shows locals in Ganauli village gathered around authorities as they used nets as they operated a digger to drain the pond with a water pump. Nets were wrapped around the crocodile and with the help of the locals, was pulled to level ground. The operation took over eight hours.

Officials later released the crocodile about 40 km from the pond it was removed from.