Forest officials in northeastern India used a digger on Saturday (October 26) to rescue a young elephant trapped in a well.

Tea pickers in Jalpaiguri in West Bengal state discovered the 7-year-old animal at the bottom of the 15-foot water source and called the forest department.

Officials arrived and worked for two hours with a digger to open the sides of the well so that the stricken elephant could crawl to safety.

According to reports, the animal was due to be diverted away from the immediate area towards a nearby forest.