After a marathon operation, forest officials managed to rescue a drowning striped hyena from a large well in the western Indian state of Maharashtra.
The incident took place at Shankarwadi, in the Yeola of Nashik district on Thursday (April 2).
According to local media, the farm owner spotted the drowning animal and alerted forest officials.
Officials from Nashik Forest Department immediately rushed to the scene and dropped a cage inside the well for the hyena to climb into.
Luckily, after several attempts, the animal was hauled out of the well and later released into the nearby Nashik Forest.