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Elephant, camels freed with Jaws of Life

17 June 2008
CTV.ca News Staff

Three circus animals had to be rescued by volunteer firefighters after the transport truck carrying them overturned in a remote N.L. community." There are four very sharp turns here in town, a tractor-trailer was coming around one of the turns and flipped over on her side, and there was an elephant and two camels inside the truck," Daniel's Harbour Mayor Steve Carey told Canada AM on Tuesday.

An elephant is seen after being freed from an overturned transport truck in Daniel's Harbour, N.L. on Monday, June 16, 2008.

The local fire department, and one from a neighbouring town were called in, bringing with them the Jaws of Life that had been purchased in the last six months.

According to Carey, there were minor injuries resulting from the crash, which occurred Sunday, but both the driver and animals are said to be doing fine.

"It did turn into a circus for the youngsters that are in the area," Carey said.

Local residents were reportedly flocking to the area to get a look at the unusual visitors, who are members of the Cirque Estival touring company based in Montreal.

The two camels and an elephant are being held in a large fenced-off area along the ocean, and a reinforced truck is expected to arrive to pick up the animals Tuesday afternoon.

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