{"id":925311,"date":"2026-07-10T10:48:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T10:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/925311\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T10:48:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T10:48:19","slug":"duck-family-reunited-after-storm-drain-rescue-in-la-crescent-top-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/925311\/","title":{"rendered":"Duck family reunited after storm drain rescue in La Crescent | Top Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"

LA CRESCENT, Minn. (WXOW)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 A team effort by the La Crescent Police Department and city public works employees helped reunite a mother duck with her nine ducklings after the babies fell into a storm drain.<\/p>\n

The La Crescent Police Department shared photos and video of the rescue on Facebook Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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According to the post, the mother duck refused to leave the storm drain while her ducklings were trapped below.<\/p>\n

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Police said Sgt. Ernster stayed with the mother duck while public works employees Drew and Jevin climbed into the drain to rescue the ducklings.<\/p>\n

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After all nine ducklings were safely recovered, they were reunited with their mother and the duck family waddled back to the water together.<\/p>\n

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