Elephants Help Rescue Stuck 18-Wheeler in Louisiana
Stuck in the mud? See what's in the trunk.
— -- A pair of elephants helped rescue the truck they were riding in when it got stuck in the mud on a trip from New Orleans to Dallas.
It all began on Tuesday at 7:03 a.m. when the 18-wheeler transporting three elephants pulled off the road on Interstate 49 near the Powhatan exit in Louisiana and got stuck in the mud, the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff's office said in a statement.
"When deputies arrived on scene, they were astounded to find two elephants keeping the eighteen wheeler from overturning," the sheriff's office said.
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The elephants on the truck were being transported to Frisco, Texas, for a circus.
A wrecker service arrived and was able to free the truck, relieving the elephants of their burden.
No citations were issued, police said.
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