Hill firefighters rescue 9 baby ducks from storm drain

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  • By Richard W. Essary
  • 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
Nine “lucky ducks” were reunited with their parents May 2. Firefighters were called to a parking lot near building 430 on 6th Street to rescue baby ducks stuck in a storm drain.

According to the Hill Fire Department, passers-by heard distressed chirping coming from the storm drain while two parent ducks circled nearby. Upon arrival, the fire crew found a bystander had already partially removed the storm drain cover and removed three of the ducks.

Firefighters fully removed the cover and eventually flushed the drain tunnel with a firehose to safely push the animals to a downstream storm drain where an awaiting firefighter rescued the ducks.

The ducklings were reunited with their parents not long after.