This is the moment a huge bear which had fallen into a sewage tank is rescued with the help of a mechanical digger as the creature climbs to safety before running away.
The incident occurred after the bear had fallen into a cesspit on a chicken farm in the Bolu province of northwestern Turkey and workers on the farm called the authorities for help.
Video Credit: AsiaWire
Teams from the Nature Conservation and National Parks Bolu department along with firefighters and police went to the scene.
The rescue teams then brought a digger and initially removed all the material around the cesspool preventing.
In the video, the digger operator can be seen moving a tree trunk into the cesspit so the bear can use it to climb out.
The bear can be seen standing on its hind legs as it climbs out of the cesspit and it then tries to escape the scene.
The animal climbs over a wire fence and can be seen running away with reports stating the rescue team were in the fire engine at the time in case the animal attacked them.
The exact species of the bear is unclear and it is not known if the animal was injured in the incident.
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Story By: Sibel Abdiu, Sub-Editor: Joseph Golder,Agency: Asia Wire Report
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