Newcastle University students raise the alarm after hearing the mother's anxious quacks.
Seven ducklings trapped down a storm drain were rescued by firefighters.
A Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service crew arrived and found her circling the drain and flapping her wings. TWFRS watch manager, Lee Denny, said: "It was as if the mother duck knew that we were there to help rescue her trapped offspring."Muck was cleared from around the drain and a crowbar was used to lift the grate
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