Firefighters rescue 11 ducklings from drain
Firefighters rescued 11 ducklings after they got trapped in a drain in Braintree.
We were called to Bocking End today at 9.03am after a member of the public saw the mother duck in a flap.
A crew from Braintree were on the scene "quackly".
Crew Manager Paul Mayes said: "We were able to remove the storm drain cover and the ducklings were 2ft or 3ft down.
"We scooped out nine of the ducklings with a bucket but a couple of them went down a separate pipe.
"They were frightened and didn't want to come out. However, we went back in the afternoon and managed to catch them using a small fishing net.
"We're delighted to be able to reunite them with their mother."
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