Crime & Safety
New Mentor Firefighter Title: 'Firefighter / Paramedic / Duck Rescue Specialist'
It's duck (rescue) season at the Mentor fire department.
Mentor Firefighter, Ben Boatwright has a new title according to a post on the Mentor Fire Department's Facebook page - "firefighter/paramedic/duck rescue specialist."
Boatwright rescued 8 mallard ducklings from a storm sewer near a Holiday Inn yesterday.
Firefighter/paramedic/duck rescue specialist Boatwright promply returned the mallard ducklings to their worried mother who was waiting in a nearby pond, the whole duckling family is now doing well.
Boatwright and Station #2 have received considerable praise in the comments section under the Facebook post:
[Photo credit: firefighter/paramedic Jimmy Hess.]
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