City of Lloydminster staff did something a little different this morning. They rescued a family of ducklings from an underground catch basin.
According to witnesses, the Mallard parents were frequently flying across 36 street, just west of 62 Ave. This morning. They stated they weren’t leaving the area of the drainage grate.
“They kept flying back and forth across traffic, I was worried they might get hit,” said Megan. “They stayed around the grate area.”
She then said they called to get help.
City staff arrived on scene and immediately got to work. They pulled up the grate and started getting a net out and went to work saving the baby Mallards.
Over the next 25 minutes they saved 6 out of 7 ducklings. The staff then proceeded to find the mother duck on a nearby pond and reunite the family. They noted its a bit different then the calls they get to retrieve keys and other things from the underground system.
Unfortunately one duckling didn’t survive the encounter.
If you ever encounter a situation like this, you can reach out to the City and the proper resources will be sent to aid in solving the situation.
