Local people find a tiger and dog trapped in a composting pit in a cardamom plantation in Idukki

Unlikely rescue act in Kerala: Tiger, dog trapped together in well, safely brought out

The incident occurred at a cardamom plantation at Myladumpara, in Idukki’s Vandanmedu, close to Kerala's border with Tamil Nadu.

Local people find a tiger and dog trapped in a composting pit in a cardamom plantation in Idukki

According to Kottayam Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) N. Rajesh, the tiger may have chased the dog, causing both animals to accidentally plunge into the steep and circular trench

Tiger And Prey Fall Into 15-Feet Deep Pit In Village Along Kerala-Tamil Nadu Border

Idukki: Residents of Kadukkacity near Nettithozu along the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border were drawn towards a pit on Sunday morning by strange noises coming from within. What they saw inside was one of the strongest sights they had seen. A tiger and a dog lay inside. The tiger snarled and the dog yelped, resulting in that strange cacophony. This was at a private cardamom plantation. The 15-feet deep pit had been dug to prepare compost, but had turned…

Tiger, dog trapped in pit near Kerala-TN border, rescued

Idukki(Kerala), Jun 8 (PTI) A tiger and a dog got trapped together in a nine feet deep pit near Mayiladumparai close to the Tamil Nadu border on Sunday morning were rescued after being tranquilised, the forest department said. Both animals fell in the pit, while the tiger was chasing the dog, a senior forest official said in the morning. The tiger was tranquilised in the afternoon, and pulled out of the pit using a net. Forest personnel then tra…