article_snippet: After wallowing in the dank ditch for up to 12 hours, these images and video capture the dramatic moment a digger saved the mammal from a trunkful of trouble in a heroic rescue mission.
article_snippet: the mammal was stuck wallowing in the dank ditch for up to 12 hours before a digger was able to make the mammal way out of the muddy water .
article_snippet: After the animal became clear there was no way for wildlife rangers to break the slippery bank, the animal was left to a digger from Chinese company China Road and Bridge Corporation, working on a nearby railway, to cultivate a gap in the slippery bank allowing the mammal to walk to freedom.
article_snippet: Wildlife conservationists watched helplessly for hours as the animal struggled in the well, but thankfully the Chinese construction company came to the rescue by providing the machine.
highlights_snippet: Images capture dramatic moment the mammal bounded to safety after being stuck in the dank well for 12 hours .
  