Watch: Ducklings trapped in storm drain rescued by Westerville police

Mark Feuerborn
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Watch: Ducklings trapped in storm drain rescued by Westerville police

WESTERVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) — Video released Wednesday by Westerville police shows the process they went through to rescue ducklings trapped in an area storm drain.

Officers Jon Baer, Maddie Muncie and TJ Ryan spent around an hour on Monday attempting to save a group of ducklings that had fallen into a storm drain by the Harrins-Askins House of the Rotary Club of Westerville. Bodycam footage recorded around 8:40 a.m. showed them using grabber tools to try and pick the ducklings up, but just barely missing the baby birds.

A few minutes later, the officers tied bags to a thin metal rod to create a makeshift net. The video showed one shining a flashlight into the gutter while another used the net to catch the ducklings. From there, they were pulled up, freed from the bags and then reunited with their mother.

Ducks rescued from a storm drain in Westerville. (Courtesy Photo/Westerville Police Department)
Ducks rescued from a storm drain in Westerville. (Courtesy Photo/Westerville Police Department)

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