Tusker rescued from marshy waterlogged area after 16 hr effort

After a nearly 16 hour effort an elephant which fell into marshy waterlogged area at nearby Tharavoor after it ran amok while being brought from Kochi on completion of temple festivities, was rescued, police said
The pachyderm was pulled out tonight and it managed to walk for a short disance, they said.
The jumbo ran away from the parked truck at the Chertala- Thuravoor junction about 4 AM this morning while being brought from Kochi after participating in the Thrikkakara temple festivital, held as part of Onam celebrations.
According to reports, the animal damaged an autorickshaw and a house before it fell into the muddy area.

The locals, police personnel, elephant rescue workers andmahouts from nearby areas toiled since 8.30 AM to pull out the tusker, police said.
The jumbo, which had by then become weak, was given drips at intervals.