Fire service rescue Daffy the duck

Fire chiefs rushed 18 crew, three engines, a Land Rover and a rescue boat to a 999 call — to save a trapped duck.

Residents feared a child had drowned as teams raced up to 35 miles to the scene with blue lights flashing and sirens blaring.



Locals were stunned to find the “casualty” was Daffy, a white Aylesbury, trapped in a drainage tunnel.



Retired fireman Neil Guest, 54, said: “It was unbelievable. There were five men to each engine, an officer in charge and two with the dinghy.”

Warwickshire fire bosses said it was their “good deed for the day”.