Baby goose reunites with family after taking a fall into sewer
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An Akron police officer was flagged down by a 'frantic citizen' Thursday afternoon, according to a social media post.
The citizen alerted the officer that the baby goose had fallen and was trapped, calling for help.
The officer called the Akron Fire Department, and the crew arrived on the scene within minutes, according to the post.
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The firefighters removed the top of the sewer and got down in there to save the baby goose.
Bringing the goose back up to safety, the goose scurried away and reunited with its 'anxious mother,' according to the post.
The two were happy to be together again.
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