Merrimack Firefighters And Police Rescue Ducklings From Storm Drain

MERRIMACK, NH — Merrimack Fire Rescue and police responded to Executive Park Drive on Tuesday for a report of several ducklings in a storm drain.

Firefighters could hear the ducklings in two different storm drains near each other. They removed the grates and lowered a ladder to allow a firefighter to enter the storm drain. Crews used buckets to scoop the ducklings from the murky water in the drain. As crews worked, the ducks used a pipe to continue moving from the storm drain to the storm drain.

A decision was made to get some popcorn from the nearby Apple Cinemas and try to lure the ducklings to them. The apparent mother of the ducklings watched from a nearby parking lot and didn’t appear to be happy until some of the ducklings started to emerge.

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As the ducklings were brought up, they were released to the area where the mother was, who encouraged them to go to the nearby woods.

Firefighters and police officers worked for over an hour to perform the rescue of the family of ducklings.

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