Elephants stop 18-wheeler from tipping over

An 18-wheeler stuck in some mud alongside Interstate 49 in Natchitoches Parish in Louisiana was in danger of tipping over, but help came from the truck's cargo.

The big rig was hauling three elephants from New Orleans to Dallas when the driver of the 2000 Kenworth pulled over and became stuck in the mud. Natchitoches Parish Sheriff's deputies were sent to the scene near the Powhatan exit to help around 7:30 a.m Tuesday.

"When deputies arrived on scene, they were astounded to find two elephants keeping the eighteen wheeler from overturning," reads the release.

A local wrecker service arrived to pull the 18-wheeler out of the mud and to relieve the pachyderms. No citations were issued.