Throughout the world, wells provide many communities with fresh drinking water. Wells are necessary for humans’ survival, but they can pose a threat to local animals. This was the case when a leopard accidentally fell down a dry well near the city of Guwahati in Northeastern India.
The leopard was trapped with no way to escape. Until a brave veterinarian went down inside the well to save her.
The leopard was trapped in the well for a few hours before locals heard her distressed cries. When Guwahati residents found the leopard, they quickly contacted their local forestry officials for help. The officials and locals worked together to save the leopard.
One of the forestry officials, a veterinarian named Dr. Bijoy Gogoi, created a rope harness they could use to haul up the leopard. He volunteered to go down and put the harness on the leopard. The forestry officials shot the distressed leopard with a tranquilizer to ensure that Dr. Gogoi would be safe.
Once the leopard was peacefully sleeping, Dr. Gogoi carefully went down the ladder in the well.
At the bottom of the well, Dr. Gogoi put the harness on the leopard. Once it was on securely, the locals and officials began pulling up the leopard. They worked slowly and methodically, and soon, the leopard was back on solid ground.
Thankfully, the leopard was uninjured. The forestry officials brought her over to the nearby Assam State Zoo to get her checked out, and she should hopefully be released back to the wild soon.
One bystander captured video of the amazing leopard rescue. The video showed how everyone worked together to make sure the leopard was safe.
Getting the leopard out of the well wasn’t an easy task. But thanks to everyone’s hard work, the locals were able to rescue the scared animal before anything bad could happen to her!
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