Hillsboro Ducklings Rescued From Storm Drain By City Worker

Hillsboro OR

20 April, 2022

4:15 PM

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HILLSBORO, OR — As it turns out, working for the Department of Public Works in Hillsboro doesn't always mean handling jobs such as filling potholes and switching out a stop sign. As Luke Smith found out Tuesday night, sometimes it means helping those not capable of helping themselves, according to the city. In this case, ducklings. Smith, a senior technician with public works, was called for a special job, Hillsboro city officials said. Someone saw some ducklings take a very wrong turn, the city said. Smith arrived and, after some fishing, was able to get them out of a storm drain where they had fallen. He searched for their mother, who was nowhere to be found. The city said that the ducklings are now "safe and sound on a private farm in Sherwood."