LITTLE CHUTE, Wis. (WFRV) – What started as a routine drive through Little Chute quickly turned into a rescue mission after a group of ducklings got trapped in a storm drain.
Ashley Jared says she was driving with her mom when she spotted something unusual near the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and Sanitorium Road. A mother duck was anxiously pacing back and forth near a storm drain. That’s when Jared, an animal lover, decided to stop and check it out.
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“I saw her walking around and my immediate thought was—there are babies down there,” Jared said. “And sure enough, there were about ten ducklings stuck inside the drain.”
Jared and her mom tried to lift the heavy storm grate but couldn’t budge it. While they waited for help, a We Energies worker—Adam Ditter—happened to finish a job nearby and noticed what was happening…