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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsWhen this elephant got trapped in a canal, it seemed impossible to save him -- until these strangers
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When this elephant got trapped in a canal, it seemed impossible to save him -- until these strangers (Original Post)
catbyte
May 2019
OP
Exciting, suspenseful, heart warming. Humanity at its best. 5 of 5 stars and a big ❤️
emmaverybo
May 2019
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Chin music
(23,002 posts)1. EXcellent!!
Thought he was a goner there for a minute. Whew. That's US tomorrow.
tblue37
(65,216 posts)2. K&R. Poor baby! nt
Bluepinky
(2,265 posts)3. So glad he got out. His trunk was scraped raw, poor guy.
I love happy endings.
hlthe2b
(102,119 posts)4. Oh, my.. that had me holding my breath... Thank heavens for kindly strangers...
emmaverybo
(8,144 posts)5. Exciting, suspenseful, heart warming. Humanity at its best. 5 of 5 stars and a big ❤️
sinkingfeeling
(51,436 posts)6. That did my heart good and brought tears to my eyes.
oasis
(49,323 posts)7. 100 years from now, that elephant will remember his day of rescue.
TomSlick
(11,086 posts)8. That was painful to watch - until it wasn't.
It was also heartwarming. The rescuers were amazing.
Thanks for another great post.
dlk
(11,512 posts)9. Never Give Up!
Thanks for sharing this heartwarming video.
BigmanPigman
(51,565 posts)10. I remeber seeing a video posted here that was similar but
with a medium sized dog and 4 or 5 guys who rescued it from rushing waters someplace in the US. It made my day, so did this.