Ducklings Saved from Storm Drain by Police Officers and Reunited with Mom Nearby: A ‘Quack-tical Rescue’

“No call is too small when it comes to helping our community, feathers included,” the Redmond Police Department said

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  • Five ducklings trapped under a storm drain where resuced by police officers in Redmond, Wash.
  • The animals were carefully scooped out with a net and placed in a box of water before being reunited with their mom
  • “No call is too small when it comes to helping our community, feathers included,” the Redmond Police Department said

Five ducklings that became trapped under a storm drain were reunited with their mother after their “quack-tical rescue” went swimmingly.

Officers with the Redmond Police Department (RPD) in Redmond, Wash., received a call alerting them about the animals at around 2:30 p.m. local time on Sunday, April 12.

Authorities were told that the ducks had fallen and were paddling beneath the grate of a storm drain…

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