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VIDEO: Ducklings rescued from storm drain in Bradenton

VIDEO: Ducklings rescued from a storm drain
VIDEO: Ducks rescued from a storm drain
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  • The Bradenton Police Department said officers worked with the Bradenton Fire Department to rescue ducks that had fallen through a storm drain.
  • Police said a mother duck was seen leading her ducklings across the road, but only half of them made it across.
  • The other half of the ducklings fell through a sewer grate and needed rescuing.

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VIDEO: Ducklings rescued from a storm drain

  • The ducks were rescued and officers waited for the mother duck to return.
  • When the mother duck didn't return, police said the ducklings were handed off to another officer for safekeeping until wildlife experts could take them into custody.

Lutz residents fight private school rezoning at county hearing

More than 30 residents showed up to Hillsborough County's Land Use Hearing to reject a rezoning proposal that would bring a 1,000-student private school to Lutz.

Lutz residents oppose rezoning for private school citing traffic and safety concerns