New Jersey town flushes trapped ducklings to safety

HAMILTON, N.J. (AP) -- Nine helpless ducklings trapped in a storm drain have been rescued after central New Jersey officials flushed them out.

Hamilton Township officials say they found the ducklings in a storm drain Tuesday. But they were down too deep for anyone to get to so officials called in heavier equipment.

They used a township water jet truck to flush eight of the ducklings out of the drain and into the arms of rescuers. But one stubborn duckling endured the stream and had to be plucked from the drain Wednesday.

Their mother wasn't there, so officials took the ducklings to the Mercer County Wildlife Center.

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