Baby Elephant Was Hit And Injured By A Bike, Off-duty Rescuer Turns Saviour By Giving CPR

Mana Srivate from Thailand has done several resuscitation attempts during his 26-year career as a rescue worker, but not ever on an elephant.

That happened while he was off duty on a road trip late on December 20. He successfully reviving a baby elephant which was hit by a motorcycle as it was crossing the road with the rest of the herd, as per a report in Reuters.

In a viral video, Mana is seen giving two-handed compressions to a calf lying on its side as colleagues some metres attend to the motorcycle rider.

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Both are recovering and have no serious injuries.

¡°It¡¯s my instinct to save lives, but I was worried the whole time because I can hear the mother and other elephants calling for the baby,¡± he said.

¡°I assumed where an elephant heart would be located based on human theory and a video clip I saw online,¡± he added.

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¡°When the baby elephant starting to move, I almost cried,¡± he went on to say.

After 10 minutes, the elephant was able to stand. Then it was taken for treatment before being returned to where it was hit. Hopefully it shall be reunited with its mother.

Mana recalls how the elephants returned when the mother heard the baby call out.