A SUFFOLK fire crew has rescued a group of helpless ducklings who had been trapped in a drain.

The RSPCA contacted the fire service to assist in helping some ducklings who had become caught in down a 5ft normal street drain in Fen Street, Nayland.

One fire crew from Nayland attended the incident and the ducklings were released by 10.34am.

Firefighters flushed the ducklings from the drain.