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Werribee Fire Brigade firefighters rescued seven ducklings after they fell down a drain on Wednesday night. All seven were safely reunited with their parents before the family waddled away together.
Detour Causes Delays In Werribee
Firefighters are used to answering all sorts of calls, but this one was a little more feathered than usual.
Werribee Fire Brigade firefighters were called into action on Wednesday night after seven little ducklings took an unexpected detour and fell down a drain.
It was a case of seven little ducks going out one night — except this time, getting home to mum and dad required some assistance from the local fire brigade.
Crews worked together to carefully retrieve each of the stranded ducklings from the drain, while their worried parents waited nearby.
Thankfully, there was no need to call in the quack squad.
All seven were safely rescued and reunited with their parents, with the family eventually waddling away together after their unexpected adventure.
The brigade described it as a “quacking good outcome”, with nobody having to explain to Mother Duck how seven children managed to disappear down a drain at once.
For Werribee firefighters, it was another reminder that the next call could involve just about anything.
And unlike the old nursery rhyme, all seven little ducks came back.
