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Navy rescues two more jumbos in Trincomlee sea
A group of naval personnel attached to the Eastern Naval Command managed to rescue 2 elephants that were swept out to the sea between Round Island and Foul Point, Trincomalee on Sunday, Sri Lanka Navy said.
The jumbos in troubled waters were first noticed by an Inshore Patrol Craft on routine sea patrol. Upon being alerted the Department of Wildlife in Trincomalee, a combined rescue mission was launched by the Navy and Wildlife officials to save these 2 wild elephants. Responding promptly to the situation, the Navy augmented the rescue mission by deploying 03 more Fast Attack Craft, on patrol and a team of Navy Divers.
Accordingly, the mammoth effort of the rescue teams saw the two jumbos being carefully directed to the shore without causing any harm to the animals. Having safely guided the two elephants to the shore, they were subsequently released to the Foul Point jungle.
In the same vein, a team of naval personnel belonging to the same naval command saved an elephant caught in current in the seas about 8 Nm off Kokkuthuduwai on 11th of this month.
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