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Video: Drowning elephant rescued

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EASTERN PROVINCE, Sri Lanka (AVN/SLRC/CNN) - A group of Naval personnel saved an elephant caught in an ocean current on Tuesday.

It took several boats, a team of Navy divers and officials with Sri Lanka's Department of Wildlife to rescue the elephant.

They used ropes to safely guide the animal from the water to dry land.

The elephant was later handed over to wildlife officials.

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