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Easy does it: Vets carefully lay the crane harnesses across and under the injured elephant in preparation of lifting him off the road

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Lift-off: The crane slowly pulls up the bull elephant

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Airborne: A nearby truck waits to take the elephant to a nearby vet hospital

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Nearly there: The bull is lowered onto the truck. Sadly, despite the massive effort to rescue him, the elephant later died of his injuries