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Ducklings reunited with mother after rescue by Auckland firefighters | Ducklings reunited with mother after rescue by Auckland firefighters |
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A team of firefighters in Auckland, New Zealand have rescued a group of ducklings from a cesspit, reuniting them with their mother. | |
The Titirangi Volunteer Fire Brigade received a call from the public on Saturday morning. | The Titirangi Volunteer Fire Brigade received a call from the public on Saturday morning. |
One of them reached down into the cesspit while a colleague held on to him to prevent him from falling. | One of them reached down into the cesspit while a colleague held on to him to prevent him from falling. |
"The mother duck seemed pretty anxious," chief officer Randolph Covich told the BBC. | "The mother duck seemed pretty anxious," chief officer Randolph Covich told the BBC. |
"But we got them all and sent them off into the wild." | "But we got them all and sent them off into the wild." |
The rescue, which took about 20 minutes, was filmed by the volunteer team and uploaded onto their Facebook page. It received more than 200,000 views over 24 hours. | The rescue, which took about 20 minutes, was filmed by the volunteer team and uploaded onto their Facebook page. It received more than 200,000 views over 24 hours. |
"We're surprised to see how far the video went," said Chief Officer Covich. | |
"Winter is coming so we thought a video like this would be something to cheer people up a bit." | "Winter is coming so we thought a video like this would be something to cheer people up a bit." |
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