Stuck Ducks Rescued In Unique Way In Fort Lauderdale
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FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – A momma duck can thank a group of Fort Lauderdale firefighters for saving her ducklings from a drain pipe.
In a unique animal rescue, members of Fort Lauderdale's Fire Rescue Haz Mat 88 was out training on Sunday, October 26th when a crewmember noticed an adult duck that appeared in distress and was walking around a drainpipe.
The crew discovered a 4-inch plumbing clean out drain with chirping noises coming out of it. The drain was about 4-feet deep and then it turned sharply into the building at a right angle.
The crew realized the conventional method of saving ducklings was not going to work so the crew brainstormed a better idea. They retrieved a "shop vacuum" from the Haz Mat truck and proceeded to feed the suction end of the vacuum into the 4-inch pipe.
One at a time, each duckling was sucked out of the drain to safety.
The mother of the ducks sat by and greeted all the ducks as they were retrieved.
In total, nine ducklings were rescued from the drain thanks to the ingenuity of Fort Lauderdale Fire rescue crews.
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