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Water off a duck's back: GRPD, GRFD rescue ducklings from storm drain

An officer fashioned a rescue tool out of a coffee can taped to a pole to scoop the ducklings to safety.
Credit: GRPD Facebook page

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Officers from the Grand Rapids Police Department and the Grand Rapids Fire Department rescued ducklings from a storm drain Sunday afternoon.

Police posted on Facebook that the ducklings and their mother, dubbed "Mrs. Q Duckling", were all uninjured and safe after the rescue.

Officer Kaitlin Bernardo headed the operation, using a tool made of a pole and a coffee can to scoop the ducklings up to safety. 

"Reason 101 cops drink coffee," Bernardo said about the tool.

Credit: GRPD Facebook page
Credit: GRPD Facebook page

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