Forest department rescues Lion cub from village well in Gujrat, reunited with mother

A one-and-a-half years old lion cub was rescued from a well after a four-hour-long operation by forest department officials in Amreli district.

The cub fell into a 60-feet deep well filled with water in Aadsanda village in Savarkundla tehsil on Friday and

it was rescued after a four-hour long operation, Rambhai More, range forest officer, told PTI on Sunday.

More headed the rescue efforts.

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The cub did not suffer any injuries when it was pulled out of the well with the help of a wooden cot, he said.

It was reunited with its mother yesterday, the forest officer said.

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