Leopard rescued from well in Kotagiri
The Hindu
Local residents spotted the animal and alerted officials; Forest Dept and Fire & Rescue personnel worked all day and helped the animal clamber on to a raft to lift it out
A 5-year-old leopard was rescued after it fell inside an open well in Kotagiri on Saturday morning.
The leopard is believed to have fallen into the well, located in a residential area, on late Friday night or early Saturday morning. Local residents, who noticed that the animal had fallen inside, intimated the fire and rescue service personnel as well as the Forest Department.

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