CHP Officers Rescue Ducklings From Storm Drain Near Golden Gate Bridge
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- CHP officers rescued a group of ducklings stuck in a storm drain near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco Wednesday.
California Highway Patrol Spokesperson Andrew Barclay says an officer was parked at Vista Point when a motorist pulled up and told the officer there was a duck pacing near a storm drain.
Another officer arrived to assist, and the ducklings were located in a storm drain. One of the officers climbed into the drain and was able to rescue the ducklings using a box made for flares.
The mother duck and seven ducklings were taken to a safe location and released.
The operation took about an hour.
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