Talk about being in the right place at the right time—and with just the right kind of heart. That was certainly the case last week on Blue Ravine Road, when Folsom Animal Control Officer Janet Bradley spotted traffic slowing to a crawl. The reason? A determined mama duck was leading her adorable ducklings across the street—until several of the babies slipped through a storm drain grate right in front of her eyes.
Animal Control Officer Janet Bradley was driving along when she noticed traffic slowing down ahead. The cause? A determined mama duck guiding her fluffy brood across the street. While most of the ducklings made it safely behind their mother, several suddenly vanished—right through the grates of a storm drain.
Officer Bradley immediately stopped and radioed her partner, fellow Animal Control Officer Daya Grondin, for backup. Together, the duo sprang into action. They lifted the storm drain grate and, one by one, carefully retrieved the trapped ducklings…