Tiger falls into well, drowns before rescuers arrive

A tiger tragically drowned in a farm well in Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh. Videos on social media captured the tiger’s heartbreaking struggle to stay afloat. This is the second incident of a tiger drowning in an open well in Chhindwara within six weeks. The tiger was exhausted after struggling all night and unfortunately couldn’t be saved. Wildlife activists have criticized the lack of safety measures, such as boundary walls, around wells in forested areas.