Mama duck gets Mother’s Day gift from Santa Barbara County firefighters

At least one mama had her Mother’s Day made on Sunday, thanks to the crew from Santa Barbara County Fire Department Station 26 in Orcutt.

Firefighters were alerted that one of a mallard duck’s eight ducklings had gotten separated and stuck in a storm drain, according to Mike Eliason, a Fire Department spokesman.

Crews were able to free the wayward duckling from the storm drain and reunite it with its mother and family, Eliason said.

A short time later, the whole avian crew was enjoying a swim in a local pool.

There was no word on whether any cats needed rescuing from a tree.

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