Overview
- The rescue concluded Tuesday near Shivanasamudra after the elephant spent roughly three days trapped in a fast-flowing canal feeding a private power plant.
- More than 100 personnel from the Forest Department and district teams participated, with continuous on-site monitoring and provisioning to prevent exhaustion.
- Water releases from the Krishnaraja Sagar and Kabini dams were lowered to stabilize conditions before extraction.
- Veterinarians sedated the approximately 12-year-old tusker, kept its trunk clear of water, and coordinated an 80-tonne crane brought from Bengaluru to hoist it out.
- Post-rescue checks found no injuries, an antidote reversed the sedation, the animal was released into the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary, and officials are conducting short-term health monitoring including drone surveillance.