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This is the dramatic moment paramedics performed CPR on a baby elephant after it was hit by a motorbike in Thailand.
The one-month-old jumbo was knocked to the ground and crying in pain after a rider crashed into it in Chanthaburi province on December 19.
The elephant was injured while the motorcyclist, Anan Cherdsoongnern, 53, was flung through the air and hit the ground some 20ft away.
The baby elephant was lying on its side while crying loudly while, which was heard by staff at the nearby Forest Fire Control office.
A passing driver called the emergency services and paramedics who were nearby at the time raced to the scene to treat the elephant.
As the baby elephant was starting to lose consciousness and had a faint pulse, one of the volunteers began performing a CPR on the animal.
Its pulse slowly returned, but it still could not stand up properly while the other medics carried the injured rider on a stretcher. The baby elephant was seen able to stand after a few moments although it still could not walk properly.
While everyone was busy helping the injured, the mother elephant emerged from the forest at the roadside and went straight to her child. She then ushered it back into the forest with her.
The mother jumbo went straight for the injured elephant and carried it back to the forest and left together. Happily, the footage shows the baby elephant on its feet and walking away.
One of the rescue team, Lek, said: “We gave the elephant first aid and then one of my colleagues had to perform CPR.
“It was such a nerve-wracking moment. I’m glad the baby survived its injuries and is together with its mother now.”
The paramedics let the mother take its baby and waited for them to leave while treating the injured motorcycle rider. He is now in hospital recovering from his injuries.
Lek added: ”It was dark when the crash happened. We think the young elephant was scared by something and ran into the road, but we will wait until the injured man to ask him exactly how it happened.”
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