A viral video is doing rounds on social media platforms where a mahout can be seen trying to give direction to the elephant who was drowning in the water. The heart-wrenching video shows how elephants and mahout fight for life through the gushing river by swimming for three kilometers just to reach a safe spot.

The report said the video has been originated from Bihar’s Vaishali, where the river was flowing about the danger level due to rain. The report also revealed that during the rainy season, the water level often crossed the danger level due to which many people and animal lost their life.

Take a look at the viral video of droning elephant mahout on top

In the short viral clip, it can be seen that a mahout was sitting on the elephant’s head while guiding the direction. Elephants also can be seen completely submerged in the water and trying hard to save life of both by keeping on swimming.

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Local media reported that after fighting for hours, the two reached the corner of the river and saved the life of both.

When the video went viral on internet, people appreciated the bravery of elephant and patience of mahout. While sharing the video on Twitter, one of the user wrote in Hindi that reads बिहार के वैशाली में पानी बढ़ने से महावत अपने हाथी के साथ गंगा में फंस गया था। लेकिन #हाथी और महावत ने समझदारी दिखाई जिसके बाद महावत हाथी की गर्दन पर बैठ गया और गजराज ने उफनती नदी में एक किलोमीटर तैरकर अपनी और महावत की जान बचाई। (In Vaishali, Bihar, the mahout was trapped in the Ganges along with his elephant due to rising water. But the elephant and the mahout showed understanding, after which the mahout sat on the elephant’s neck and Gajraj saved himself and the mahout’s life by swimming a kilometer in the raging river).

Meanwhile, a similar incident has also been reported from Gudalur municipality of the Nilgiri district in Tamil Nadu where an elephant acted as a shield and protected the calf from getting washed away in the rain.

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