THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The bear that drowned in the well after tranquilized was taken out after an effort of one and a half hours. The bear was found lying under the water after tranquilized. Doctor Alexander said the bear may have died.

However, after it was tranquilized, the animal trapped inside the well for over nine hours, went under the water and did not come up. As forest officials and locals could not bring the bear back onto the net, they decided to pump out the water from the well using motor.

The bear fell into the well of the house of Aravind of Vellanad in the capital city. Th inmates of the house saw the bear last night. The bear strayed into the residential area from the nearby forest. The bear destroyed the chicken coop in a house near Avarind's house and bit two chickens. When it tried to catch the third one, it flew and stood near the well. It is believed that the bear fell into the well while trying to catch it. The family who came out of the house hearing the noise saw the bear in the well. They then alerted the forest department.