Running afoul of the law: Alberta RCMP pluck stuck ducks from sewer
Posted June 26, 2017 3:46 pm.
Last Updated June 26, 2017 4:20 pm.
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FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – RCMP in northern Alberta stepped in when some ducklings ran afoul of a Fort McMurray sewer over the weekend.
Police say they got a call about the stuck ducks early Sunday morning.
When officers arrived, they saw a mother on the road and could hear the ducklings in the sewer below, so they got quacking on a rescue.
The officers popped off the manhole cover and climbed down.
They were able to pluck the seven ducklings from the sewer
The birds were returned to their grateful mother.
