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Baby Elephant Who Looked Dead After Being Hit By A Motorcycle Receives CPR, Survives And Is Reunited With The Mother

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In his 26 years as a rescue worker, Thailand’s Mana Srivate has performed dozens of resuscitation attempts, but not one of them was on an elephant. Until now.

Mana was called into action while off duty on a road trip late on Sunday, where a baby elephant got badly hit by a motorcycle while crossing a road with a group of wild pachyderms in the eastern province of Chanthaburi.

Somebody recorded his attempt to keep the animal alive. In the video that went viral in the country on Monday, Mana is seen giving two-handed compressions to the small elephant lying on its side as colleagues a few meters away treat a dazed and injured motorcycle rider on the ground.

A viral video shows an off-duty rescue worker in Thailand reviving a baby elephant using CPR

Baby Elephant Who Looked Dead After Being Hit By A Motorcycle Receives CPR, Survives And Is Reunited With The Mother

Image credits: Reuters

The animal was struck by a motorbike while crossing a road in the southeastern province of Chanthaburi

Baby Elephant Who Looked Dead After Being Hit By A Motorcycle Receives CPR, Survives And Is Reunited With The Mother

Image credits: Reuters

Watch the full video below

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“I assumed where an elephant heart would be located based on human theory and a video clip I saw online,” the hero told Reuters

Baby Elephant Who Looked Dead After Being Hit By A Motorcycle Receives CPR, Survives And Is Reunited With The Mother

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“It’s my instinct to save lives, but I was worried the whole time because I can hear the mother and other elephants calling for the baby”

Baby Elephant Who Looked Dead After Being Hit By A Motorcycle Receives CPR, Survives And Is Reunited With The Mother

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“When the baby elephant started to move, I almost cried”

Baby Elephant Who Looked Dead After Being Hit By A Motorcycle Receives CPR, Survives And Is Reunited With The Mother

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The baby elephant stood up after about 10 minutes and was taken to another location for treatment. It then was returned to the scene of the accident in hopes that it would be reunited with its mother.

Mana said the elephants soon returned when the mother heard her baby calling out.

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Baby Elephant Who Looked Dead After Being Hit By A Motorcycle Receives CPR, Survives And Is Reunited With The Mother

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Despite having dealt with dozens of road traffic accidents involving humans, the man said this baby elephant was the only victim he had managed to revive while performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

Baby Elephant Who Looked Dead After Being Hit By A Motorcycle Receives CPR, Survives And Is Reunited With The Mother

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Here’s what people have been saying after watching the video

Baby Elephant Who Looked Dead After Being Hit By A Motorcycle Receives CPR, Survives And Is Reunited With The Mother

Baby Elephant Who Looked Dead After Being Hit By A Motorcycle Receives CPR, Survives And Is Reunited With The Mother

Baby Elephant Who Looked Dead After Being Hit By A Motorcycle Receives CPR, Survives And Is Reunited With The Mother

Baby Elephant Who Looked Dead After Being Hit By A Motorcycle Receives CPR, Survives And Is Reunited With The Mother

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Baby Elephant Who Looked Dead After Being Hit By A Motorcycle Receives CPR, Survives And Is Reunited With The Mother

Baby Elephant Who Looked Dead After Being Hit By A Motorcycle Receives CPR, Survives And Is Reunited With The Mother

Baby Elephant Who Looked Dead After Being Hit By A Motorcycle Receives CPR, Survives And Is Reunited With The Mother

Baby Elephant Who Looked Dead After Being Hit By A Motorcycle Receives CPR, Survives And Is Reunited With The Mother

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Rokas is a writer at Bored Panda with a BA in Communication. After working for a sculptor, he fell in love with visual storytelling and enjoys covering everything from TV shows (any Sopranos fans out there?) to photography. Throughout his years in Bored Panda, over 300 million people have read the posts he's written, which is probably more than he could count to.

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Young Minami Kotaro 3 years ago

God bless you, unsung hero..!

7points

Dorothy Parker 3 years ago

Small elephant is an Indian elephant. That breed is smaller than the African elephant. Such a dear story. The loss of any elephant is tragic.

1point

E. Rangel 3 years ago

Thamk goodness for people like Mana that care for animals as well as undeserving humans. I hope the driver got at least a ticket for reckless driving & i wish they would punish him by working with elephants supervised of course, and sweep up the street he got the bany elephant hurt.

1point

Karen Wenzel 3 years ago

baby elephants can move pretty quickly. especially when they are being mischievous. its not always the humans fault for animal strikes

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Young Minami Kotaro 3 years ago

God bless you, unsung hero..!

7points

Dorothy Parker 3 years ago

Small elephant is an Indian elephant. That breed is smaller than the African elephant. Such a dear story. The loss of any elephant is tragic.

1point

E. Rangel 3 years ago

Thamk goodness for people like Mana that care for animals as well as undeserving humans. I hope the driver got at least a ticket for reckless driving & i wish they would punish him by working with elephants supervised of course, and sweep up the street he got the bany elephant hurt.

1point

Karen Wenzel 3 years ago

baby elephants can move pretty quickly. especially when they are being mischievous. its not always the humans fault for animal strikes

2points

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