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‘After an extremely long wait for this boy to get up, bearing in mind that an adult or sub adult elephant cannot be left down for too long, the decision was made by Parks and Wildlife department to euthanise him,’ he said.
Melissa Mackenzie, who was a guest at the lodge, posted an album of dramatic pictures of the desperate battle to save the stricken bull online.
She wrote on her Facebook page: ‘Although we managed to get him out, he was too weak and exhausted to stand, and unfortunately didn’t survive.
‘Although not a happy ending, it was still nice to see a group of people give up their time and come together to give an animal a second chance at life. They couldn’t have tried harder.’

Worry: ‘Elephants are extremely aggressive when they are distressed and he of course had no idea we were trying to save him,’ Len said

Struggle: The elephant had spent up to four days with without water in the hot sun and slowly exhausting itself trying to get out




