In Bisopura, Medirigiriya, a joint rescue effort by villagers and wildlife officers successfully freed a wild elephant trapped in a cultivation well, though the operation turned violent when the agitated animal attacked the backhoe loader upon reaching the surface.

The ensuing chaos resulted in a leg injury to the OIC of the Meegaswewa Police Station before the elephant was eventually driven toward the Somawathiya sanctuary using firecrackers.

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