WATCH | Elephant escapes canal on ladder made of rope, tyres and sticks

The elephant fell into a canal in Welikanda, eastern Sri Lanka.

The Daily Mail reports that footage shows an elephant wade across a canal, before spotting the specially crafted rope ladder made for him by the department of wildlife conservation.

It took six hours and multiple attempts, but eventually the elephant manages to climb up the ladder and out of the canal. As soon as he's on dry land, he charges off.