Elephants Help Rescue A Stranded 18-Wheeler In Natchitoches Parish

According to ABC news, a pair of elephants helped rescue the 18-wheeler that they were riding in when it got stuck in the mud on a trip from New Orleans to Dallas.

A truck carrying three elephants pulled off onto the side of the road on I-49 near the Powhatan exit in Natchitoches, Louisiana and got stuck in the mud. The elephants were then pulled out of the truck to help keep the truck from overturning.

"When deputies arrived on scene, they were astounded to find two elephants keeping the eighteen wheeler from overturning," the sheriff's office said.

A wrecker service arrived and was able to free the truck, relieving the elephants of their burden. No citations were issued, police said.

{ ABC news}