10 Ducklings Rescued from Sewer in La Grange Park

La Grange Park, IL — La Grange Park fire and police crews embarked on an unusual search-and-rescue mission Saturday morning, as they were called to help reunite a frantic mother with her lost children.

The mother was a mallard, and her lost children were 10 little ducklings who'd fallen down a sewer grate at 315 N. La Grange Road, according to the La Grange Park Fire Department.

Fire and police personnel were called around 9:45 a.m. June 11 to the roadway, where the mother was found desperately pacing around the grate.

The rescuers used a fishing net to pull seven ducklings from the sewer inlet, and three more babies were found in a different catch basin down the line, the fire department reports. 

Once all 10 ducklings were reunited with mom, she happily led her family on their way.

Photos courtesy of the La Grange Park Fire Department.