Brisbane police quack case of missing ducklings

Two Fortitude Valley police officers were caught up in a case of fowl play on Tuesday when one tiny duckling crossing a road led them to eight others stuck in a stormwater drain.

Eagle-eyed police saved the ducklings from harm while conducting routine patrols on the northern busway in Spring Hill.

Constables Dalton Philippa and Mason Smith spotted a single duckling on the road before their investigations led them to the sound of more chirping coming from a drain.

Queensland police conduct the unusual rescue mission in Spring Hill.

A rescue mission was swiftly launched, with an officer leaning deep into the drain to retrieve the stranded victims one by one before they were placed in a Woolworths bag.

The nine ducklings did not resist arrest and were taken to the RSPCA watch house to recover.

“Investigations into the whereabouts of the mother duck are ongoing,” police said.

AAP

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