Group of elephants who were stranded in the Teesta canal at Gajoldoba in Jalpaiguri district, were finally on Wednesday rescued.

WB: Group of elephants who were stranded in the Teesta canal at Gajoldoba in Jalpaiguri district, have been rescued pic.twitter.com/N3okxW4wT8

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An elephant, on Saturday, which was half way through crossing the Teesta got stranded in the river as the water level suddenly swelled. It finally made it to the shore after being stuck for more than seven hours.