6只鴨寶寶受困排水管 美消防員用「手機鈴聲」救牠們
▲消防員蹲在排水管道口用手機鈴聲「引誘」受困小鴨。（圖／翻攝自「St. Tammany Fire Protection District #1」臉書，下同）
美國路易斯安那州城市斯萊德爾（Slidell）的消防隊，日前接獲民衆報案前往拯救6只困在排水管道的小鴨，不過，由於小鴨已鑽進較深處的管道中，消防員靈機一動用iPhone放出「鴨叫」的鈴聲，果然成功「引」出受困的小鴨們，讓牠們得以回到鴨媽媽身邊團聚，這則「救鴨」影片也在網路上流傳開來。
根據消防隊臉書PO出的訊息指出，當地消防隊在4月25日下午5時24分接獲民衆通報，指稱看到6只小鴨掉進路邊的排水管道內，於是趕緊前往「救援」，到達現場時卻發現，這6只小鴨已鑽進較深處的管道內，雖然聽得到聲音卻看不到「鴨影」。
這時其中一名消防員達夫（Chad Duffaut）拿出自己的iPhone，並放出「鴨叫」的鈴聲，打算用聲音引誘小鴨們聚集到管線前方，果然在1個半小時內引出其中4只小鴨，接着又花了1個小時將剩下的2只小鴨救出，讓這羣鴨寶寶平安回到媽媽身邊。
這段「救鴨」影片隨後也在網路上流傳開來，消防隊長考夫曼（Chris Kaufmann）表示，這是他們在那個星期接獲的第二起救鴨通知，但他們並不覺得麻煩，「如果民衆不知道該打電話向誰求救，就叫我們吧！」
Fire Chief – Chris KaufmannFor Immediate Release April 26, 2015Baby Ducks Rescued from Storm DrainSlidell, LA. – On Saturday, April 25, 2015 at approximately 5:24 pm, St. Tammany Fire District #1 responded to a call for baby ducks trapped in a storm drain. The incident occurred on Oak Tree Dr. in the Fairways subdivision in Slidell. A neighbor reported seeing a number of baby ducks fall into a storm drain. Upon arriving on the scene, firefighters verified that several baby Mallard ducks were trapped in the storm drain. Firefighters removed the top cover of the drain to gain access to the ducks. Firefighter Cody Knecht got down in the drain to try and capture the ducks. Captain Chuck Davis, Fire Operator Jason Theriot, and Fire Prevention Officer Billy Dekemel assisted from above. With the help of a duck call ringtone on his iPhone, Firefighter Knecht was able to lure the baby ducks to him. It took about an hour and a half to rescue four of the six baby ducks. Unable to capture the other two baby ducks, the crew went back to the fire station to give the ducks a chance to calm dawn. They returned about an hour later and rescued the two remaining baby ducks. All of the baby ducks were reunited with their mother in the canal behind the home where the incident took place.St. Tammany Fire District #1 responds to numerous public service calls such as these each year. This is the second duck rescue call in less than a week. Firefighters are always eager to help and enjoy giving back to the community. Fire Chief Chris Kaufmann has stressed to our citizens, “If you don’t know who to call for help, call us”.For more information about St. Tammany Fire Protection District #1 visit us at www.slidellfire.org or follow us on Facebook - St. Tammany Fire District #1 and Twitter - @SlidellFire_PIOChad DuffautChief of Fire Prevention/PIOcduffaut@slidellfire.org