Orange County

WATCH: Orlando police officer stops traffic, helps ducklings cross busy road

ORLANDO, Fla. — A police officer stopped traffic on Tuesday to help a family of ducks cross a busy Orlando roadway.

Officer Ariel Clabaugh’s body camera captured the moment she helped the baby ducklings over a curb to follow their mother.

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The video shows the officer’s patrol car blocking the roadway to make sure the ducks could cross safely.

The department said Clabaugh was on the way to a disabled vehicle call when she spotted the ducks near the State Road 528 interchange.

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Sarah Wilson

Sarah Wilson, WFTV.com

Sarah Wilson joined WFTV Channel 9 in 2018 as a digital producer after working as an award-winning newspaper reporter for nearly a decade in various communities across Central Florida.

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