Off-Duty Firefighters Rescue A Dozen Ducklings From Storm Sewer

By: KDKA-TV News Staff
UNION TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – A dozen ducklings were rescued from a storm sewer on Thursday thanks in part to several off-duty firefighters.The original call reported that only three ducks had fallen through a grate along West State Street near New Castle.The off-duty firefighters and a few bystanders teamed up and used a backhoe to lift the grate.Roberto Romano then climbed down inside and found a dozen ducklings, instead of just three, inside the pipe.We had to make mult