Scuba instructor Corney Coetzee captured dramatic photographs of the desperate rescue attempt at the park near Port Elizabeth, stating that the adult elephants were using their trunks to spray vast amounts of water on the bank of the watering hole and then putting their weight on the edges in an attempt to break it down.
The baby elephant had been floundering in the water for more than 20 minutes when one of the park's rangers arrived and called for reinforcements.
With all their might, rescuers managed to grab the baby elephant and push it onto the banks.
There's nothing like a mother's love! We're glad the rescue mission was successful!