A Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crew have rescued four ducklings who ‘took like a duck’ to a storm water drain in Greystanes.
Local residents called emergency services for help after hearing the wayward waddlers in distress on Camellia Street in Greystanes, around 12:30pm on Tuesday, December 13.
The brood had plunged approximately 1.5 metres into the drain and was unable to get out.
FRNSW firefighters quickly got their ‘ducks in a row’, arriving on scene just 30 seconds after receiving the call.
They conducted atmospheric testing before ‘ducking into’ the confined space to save the baby birds.
Following their ordeal, the ducklings were deemed to have a perfect ‘bill’ of health and released into a nearby pond with their mum and five siblings.
The happy reunion has also given the fire crew involved a ‘quacking’ story to tell their colleagues back at the station.
Ellie Busby is a news reporter for Western Sydney Publishing Group. A graduate of the University of Hertfordshire and Western Sydney University, she is a journalism Major. Ellie has worked with Universal Media, The Cova Project and for a range of other organisations. In 2024, Ellie was named Young Writer of the Year at the Mumbrella Publish Awards.