15 January,2021 02:41 PM IST | Nanded | PTI
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A leopard that had fallen into a private well at a village in Maharashtra''s Nanded district was rescued after nearly two hours of efforts, a forest official said on Friday.
The incident took place at Pangri village in Ardhapur taluka on Thursday afternoon, the official said.
"We received a call around 2.30 pm that a leopard had fallen into a private well in the village. Range officers were intimated and a quick survey was done," assistant conservator of forest D S Pawar said.
Teams that included volunteers used an earthmoving machine in the rescue effort and a cage was also taken to the spot, he said.
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The animal was trapped in the cage safely by the end of the operation, which lasted for nearly two hours, the official added.
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