GALLERY: Officer swoops in as crane parents watch their nestling saved from storm drain

STUART, Fla. (CBS12) — A baby crane in a drain was rescued in Martin County on Wednesday.

The Martin County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) said there was little time to act when its animal control officer sprang into action when a baby sandhill crane fell into a storm drain in the Willoughby Glen community in Stuart.

With the help of community members and local roofers to left the lid, Officer Michelle Thonney was able to get down and dirty to reach the trapped baby bird…

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