This is the spectacular moment a herd of elephants cooled off in a lake in Nakhon Nayok, central Thailand.

Drone footage from last Sunday (April 26) shows locals and national park staff watching by the group of jumbos as they paddle through the water.

The region's wildlife chief Narin Pinsakul said they have seen the same herd the previous week, but the number of elephants included has steadily increased.

He said: "We were all amazed and surprised by the scene as we had seen it several days earlier and the herd was about half as big as this.

"However, the bigger herd could mean more elephants will raid the people's fruit groves so we will have to watch out for them closely."