A California couplesaved the dayof a mother duck in distress.
Crystal’s mom instincts immediately kicked in. “My mama heart told me something was wrong, and I had a feeling that she had lost her babies in the storm drain,” she wrote in the caption of the first video.
Crystal, who has a 6-year-old son, continued, “We pulled over and my husband looked down the grate and noticed that there were babies trying to jump out. He pulled the grate off and climbed into the storm drain.”
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The second TikTok video captured the heartwarming feathered family reunion.
Unfortunately, a sad update followed this reunion. “There’s only seven in the pond when we saved eight,” Crystal shared in the TikTok’s caption. “But unfortunately, on our way back to the truck from lunch, we found one ran over in the parking lot.”
Crystal told the news outlet she and Gary will now be checking every grate they encounter in the future for lost ducklings — just in case.
“Not all heroes wear capes,” wrote one person, while another said, “This made me believe in humanity again.”
“You two are such good people. Thank you for saving those poor babies,” commented another.
source: people.com
