Firefighters rescue ducklings stuck in drain

A Lakeland woman captured firefighters in a different type of rescue Friday.

Sue Chait said she was around Lake Morton around 7:45 p.m. when she saw the firefighters in action.

They were rescuing baby ducks and their mother from a drain.

Chait snapped a few photos of the rescue and Lakeland Fire officials tweeted the four ducklings were safe and that they do their best to care for all.

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