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Dramatic photos capture rescue operation of baby elephant stuck in wetlands of Gauhati's Deepor Beel

Associated Press
A railway employee stops a train to enable a baby wild elephant to safely return to the forest at Deepor Beel wildlife sanctuary in Gauhati. (Photo | AP)
A railway employee stops a train to enable a baby wild elephant to safely return to the forest at Deepor Beel wildlife sanctuary in Gauhati. (Photo | AP)
A villager gestures to the crowd to be quiet for fear of frightening a baby wild elephant crossing a road at Deepor Beel wildlife sanctuary in Gauhati. (Photo | AP)
A baby wild elephant crosses the water to return to the forest at Deepor Beel wildlife sanctuary in Gauhati. (Photo | AP)
Rescuers help a baby wild elephant cross the wetland to return to the forest at Deepor Beel wildlife sanctuary in Gauhati. (Photo | AP)
People watch rescuers help a baby wild elephant cross the wetland to return to the forest at Deepor Beel wildlife sanctuary in Gauhati. (Photo | AP)
Rescuers help a baby wild elephant cross the wetland to return to the forest at Deepor Beel wildlife sanctuary in Gauhati. (Photo | AP)
A baby wild elephant crosses the water to return to the forest after being rescued at Deepor Beel wildlife sanctuary in Gauhati. (Photo | AP)
A baby wild elephant crosses the wetland, with the help of rescuers, before returning to the forest at Deepor Beel wildlife sanctuary in Gauhati. (Photo | AP)
A baby wild elephant returns to the forest after safely crossing a road at Deepor Beel wildlife sanctuary in Gauhati. (Photo | AP)
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