PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) — A routine call for service turned into a rescue mission for two Port St. Lucie police officers after a group of ducklings became trapped in a storm drain.

The Port St. Lucie Police Department said Officers Ortiz and Garcia responded Friday to the area of Southeast Oakridge Drive and Southeast Oaklyn Street, where the young ducks had fallen into the drain.

Body camera video released by the department shows officers working around the storm drain and reaching inside to retrieve the ducklings one by one. Their mother remained nearby as officers worked to free her babies.

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After carefully removing the ducklings from the drain, officers reunited them with their mother, bringing the unusual call to a happy ending.

“It may have been a small rescue, but it made for a pretty great start to the weekend,” the department wrote in a Facebook post.

Police used the rescue as a reminder that protecting the community can sometimes include its smallest residents.

“At PSLPD, we’re always here to lend a helping hand — especially when our smallest community members need us,” the department said.