The baby elephant was disappearing under the water before coming up for air again the whole time, trying to swim back to opposite side the herd went. Amazingly in such a big herd, the elephants quickly realised one was missing. I saw right in the middle of the deep river a tiny grey spot, which accidently got left behind during the daring crossing. I was a little confused by this but quickly realised what was going on. Suddenly I saw two adult elephants hastily making a u turn and started swimming back. The elephant herd slowly crossed the deep river to the other side. It was a stunning sight right from my breakfast table on the deck overlooking the river. The river was so deep that the elephants disappeared under the water while bouncing back up the whole time as they make their way forward while crossing the river. All large water bodies in this part of the world are crocodile and hippo infested. At first, I thought the elephants were there for a swim but soon realised that the whole herd formed a single file and was busy crossing the deep and dangerous river. While sitting in the restaurant overlooking a huge river in the front of the camp, I noticed a herd of elephants in the distance that was getting into the river. It was busy on the day with a lot of people at the specific rest camp. After our self-drive morning safari, we decided to stop for breakfast at one of the main rest camps. It was during a recent trip to the Kruger National Park that I managed to film this dramatic moment. The video shows the daring attempt of an elephant herd rescuing their baby elephant that fell behind during a deep and dangerous river crossing. Ingersoll has been a volunteer keeper for 15 years, looking after both Swallowtail lighthouse and Long Eddy Point lighthouse on Grand Manan. "Everything had a place … and I knew right then when I looked at it that … this is the place for me to be and I knew that, immediately, that it was a place that I would be part of to keep it that way, to keep it pristine." "One of the things I noticed when we landed on Machias was how perfect everything was," Ingersoll said in an interview with Information Morning Saint John. So, for Grand Manan's Ken Ingersoll, a four-week stint tending to the remote lighthouse was a thrill from the moment he arrived. Just 19 kilometres southwest of Grand Manan, the 12-hectare island has been home to a lighthouse for almost two centuries. If lighthouses are your thing, a job on Machias Seal Island is a dream. Ken Ingersoll spent most of January working at the light station on Machias Seal Island, which is easiest reached by Coast Guard helicopter (Submitted by Ken Ingersoll - image credit)
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