Telling picture of leopard rescued from well after hours-long ordeal to stay afloat

Tribune Web Desk

Chandigarh, July 2

Some photos are so powerful that they leave a lasting impression on you. On Thursday, an adult leopard fell into a well at Madhab Nagar in Garbhanga Reserve Forest on the outskirts of Guwahati. The leopard was rescued by forest personnel but a picture of it refuses to fade away.

A leopard that fell into a well in Guwahati was rescued and released back into forest.

High time for people residing near forests to understand it is really important to cover the open wells so as to reduce such incidents. pic.twitter.com/A2MRDJyqlj

— Sudha Ramen 🇮🇳 (@SudhaRamenIFS) July 1, 2021

As per an official release by the Assam government, the leopard fell into a 20-feet open well in the wee hours and got trapped inside and tried desperately to keep afloat. Villagers were startled on hearing the roars echoing from deep within an open well. It turned out that a leopard was struggling to stay afloat in the waist-deep water and the effort had seemingly left it exhausted.

The villagers alerted the forest department and they successfully rescued the leopard in a couple of hours of operation. The leopard was later released into the forest.