Duck Drop 2019 Pays Tribute To Firefighter Killed In 2018

HAVRE DE GRACE, MD — Despite the rain and cancellation of fireworks, the Havre de Grace Duck Drop drew crowds to Concord Point for a spirited gathering to turn the page on 2018. The festivities started at 10 p.m. with music from a DJ, and the Susquehanna Hose Company dropped the duck at the stroke of midnight.

In a new location this year, the duck encountered some technical difficulties. For example, at 11 p.m. the lights did not go on immediately after a countdown. But the duck was soon illuminated for all to see, and it made its journey down from the Susquehanna Hose Company ladder truck.

Watch the Duck Drop live from Havre de Grace Patch:

The foam duck is white with a red stripe to honor the Susquehanna Hose Company firefighter who died in the line of duty this year.

Lt. Nathan Flynn, 34, perished in a seven-alarm fire on July 23 in Howard County, where he worked as a career firefighter.

Flynn is survived by his wife and five children in Havre de Grace.

All donations raised at the Duck Drop will go to the Flynn family.

Photos and video by Elizabeth Janney.