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Lucky Ducklings Rescued From Storm Drain

Check out photos from the adorable rescue inside the article.

The mother duck and her ducklings fell into a storm drain in Wisteria Circle earlier this month.
The mother duck and her ducklings fell into a storm drain in Wisteria Circle earlier this month. (Photo courtesy of Suffolk police)

BELLPORT, NY — Two Suffolk police officers rescued a mother duck and her ducklings in Bellport earlier this month.

The duck was near a storm drain in Wisteria Circle.

The officers discovered that several ducklings had fallen into the drain and couldn’t get back out.

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They removed the drain cover, grabbed a nearby pool skimmer, and rescued the trapped ducklings.

In a happy ending, the babies returned to their mother and they all waddled safely away.

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Photo courtesy of Suffolk police
Photo courtesy of Suffolk police

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