In a dramatic incident, two sloth bears were rescued from a well in Maharashtra after a four-hour operation. A viral video of the incident which is being widely circulated online shows one of the sloth bears climbing the ladder.

According to PTI, the incident happened on Monday when the bears had fallen into a well in Salekasa range of Gondia district and were rescued by a team of forest officials. One of the officials who were a part of the rescue operation was quoted as saying, "It took us four hours to rescue the two sloth bears. The crowd that had gathered was also creating hindrances. The two animals were released in the wild."