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Late Tuesday morning, the crew at the Clinton Fire/EMS station was alerted to a call to assist an Animal Control Officer in the 8700 block of Woodyard Road.
“It seems that a large family of what appeared to be just hatched ducklings (nine in all) had fallen into a large open drainage ditch and were unable to exit the ditch. Without the Momma duck nor food and water, animal control officers were in fear the ducks would succumb to the extreme heat conditions,” said Fire Captain Donald Poole.
Firefighter Ferriter to the rescue. He was able to successfully pluck all nine ducklings from the drainage ditch and turn them over to Animal Control, while taking all safety precautions into account, said county Fire/EMS officials.
The ducklings have been relocated to an animal rescue farm in the county.
One week ago today, duck wrangler Ferriter managed to rescue a large snapping turtle that was wandering around in the intersection of Piscataway Road and Woodyard Road. The turtle, described as “senior,” was returned to its habitat, a nearby wooded area.
Just another day in the life of the Clinton/Fire EMS Station, as they continue their mission to protect lives, property and the environment.
