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Pinellas Suncoast firefighters save ducklings stuck in storm drain after severe weather

Posted at 3:40 PM, May 05, 2019
and last updated 2019-05-06 02:54:28-04

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — No life is too small when you work in the business of saving lives.

Following severe weather in the Tampa Bay area, several ducklings fell into a storm drain and couldn't get out. That's when Pinellas Suncoast firefighters stepped in.

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Engine 27's crew of Lt. Best, FF/PM Llanes, and FF/PM Garman reached into the drain to get the babies out, and then returned them to their mother.

"All the ducklings were safely returned to their momma and off on their next adventure!," they wrote on their Facebook.