Ducklings Get Police Escort On Route 35 In Wall

WALL, NJ — Drivers on Route 35 near Belmar Boulevard encountered tiny pedestrians holding up traffic on Tuesday morning.

Thanks to a pair of Wall Township police officers, the little road-blockers — a group of baby ducklings — were moved safely from the road.

Patrolmen Kevin Orender and Steve Swenson were called to the scene about 9 a.m. on Tuesday and found the mallard ducklings hanging out in the middle of the road with no adult ducks in sight, Capt. Greg Carpino said.

The officers, with the help of concerned citizens, gathered the ducklings and united them with mature ducks nearby, he said.

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