6只鸭宝宝受困排水管 美消防员用「手机铃声」救牠们
▲消防员蹲在排水管道口用手机铃声「引诱」受困小鸭。（图／翻摄自「St. Tammany Fire Protection District #1」脸书，下同）
美国路易斯安那州城市斯莱德尔（Slidell）的消防队，日前接获民众报案前往拯救6只困在排水管道的小鸭，不过，由于小鸭已钻进较深处的管道中，消防员灵机一动用iPhone放出「鸭叫」的铃声，果然成功「引」出受困的小鸭们，让牠们得以回到鸭妈妈身边团聚，这则「救鸭」影片也在网路上流传开来。
根据消防队脸书PO出的讯息指出，当地消防队在4月25日下午5时24分接获民众通报，指称看到6只小鸭掉进路边的排水管道内，于是赶紧前往「救援」，到达现场时却发现，这6只小鸭已钻进较深处的管道内，虽然听得到声音却看不到「鸭影」。
这时其中一名消防员达夫（Chad Duffaut）拿出自己的iPhone，并放出「鸭叫」的铃声，打算用声音引诱小鸭们聚集到管线前方，果然在1个半小时内引出其中4只小鸭，接着又花了1个小时将剩下的2只小鸭救出，让这群鸭宝宝平安回到妈妈身边。
这段「救鸭」影片随后也在网路上流传开来，消防队长考夫曼（Chris Kaufmann）表示，这是他们在那个星期接获的第二起救鸭通知，但他们并不觉得麻烦，「如果民众不知道该打电话向谁求救，就叫我们吧！」
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