'Quite an adventure': MountProspect family teams with village workers to rescue ducklings
Karla and Rocco Rubino and their 6-year-old daughter, Lena, were walking near a business park on the 400 block of Business Center Drive about 7:30 p.m. Thursday when a female duck ran toward them, quacking.
The duck then ran back and forth between the family and a nearby sewer grate, Karla Rubino recalled.Cautious yet concerned, the Rubinos walked to the sewer and heard squeaking from within. Using a flashlight, they peered in and spotted two ducklings that had fallen through the grate.The Rubinos called Mount Prospect police, who responded and called the public works department for help.
With a small crowd forming, water system operator Jairo Gomez grabbed a net public works crews keep handy for just such emergencies.by signing up you agree to our terms of service Gomez removed the grate, went into the sewer and nabbed the ducklings.
"He gave them back to the mother, who was standing by, and everybody went on their way," Dorsey said."They were good to go."Rubino was happy Gomez got the job done.
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