Harris County first responders save ducks from highway, drainage

Harris County first responders save ducks from highway, drainage system From busy roads to storm drains, Harris County deputies and fire crews spent Saturday making sure no duck was left behind.In two separate incidents, deputies and fire crews worked to protect some very vulnerable pedestrians: mother ducks and their ducklings.The first incident happened along U.S. 290 at Spring Cypress, where deputies with Constable Mark Herman's Office temporarily shut down the inbound main lanes to help a mother duck and her ducklings cross the highway. With the help of teamwork and patient drivers, the family waddled to safety. Not long after, crews were called to Spring Cypress Road near America's ER. There, deputies and the Klein Fire Department worked to rescue ducklings trapped in a drainage system and reunite them with their mother.www.khou.com/article /life/animals/harris -county-dusk-rescues /285-b58f1ad6-0