By Helen BurchellThey took a tumble about 0.9m down in Bocking End in Braintree shortly after 09:00 BST on Wednesday
Their plight was noticed by a member of the public who saw the "mother duck in a flap", Essex Fire and Rescue Service said. Crews managed to scoop nine out but two made their way down a pipe and had to be fished out later, before all were reunited with their mother.Crew manager Paul Mayes said: "We were able to remove the storm drain cover and the ducklings were 2ft or 3ft down.Image source,"They were frightened and didn't want to come out. However, we went back in the afternoon and managed to catch them using a small fishing net.
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