Two elephants got stuck in a muddy pit at Katharoma village under the Baripada Forest Range of Mayurbhanj district.
Locals spotted the pachyderms in the water-filled pit on Thursday morning and informed forest officials about the incident. Efforts were on to rescue the animals.
Notably, an elephant herd has been roaming near the village for the last few days. Two elephants of the herd fell into the pit late on Wednesday night.
Being stuck in the mud, the jumbos were unable to come out of the pit.