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Duckling Reunited With Family After Rescue Effort
June 07, 2026 | CONNECTICUT
1RN News Team,

Photo by Courtesy of Gales Ferry Volunteer Fire Company.

Photo by Courtesy of Gales Ferry Volunteer Fire Company.

Photo by Courtesy of Gales Ferry Volunteer Fire Company.
This article is a direct street report from our correspondent and has not been edited by the 1st Responder newsroom.
On June 7, just before 9 p.m., firefighters from the Gales Ferry Volunteer Fire Company responded to an unusual rescue assignment involving a distressed duckling in the vicinity of Military Highway and Mill Cove Road.
The baby bird became caught after falling between a retaining wall and a rock embankment next to a bridge, according to two pedestrians.
The duckling was able to reunite with its family after being set free. During the rescue effort, no injuries were reported.

