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Officer Rescues Baby Turkeys From Sewer Grate

CARNEGIE (KDKA) -- An officer with the Carnegie Police Department saved the day this week when he rescued a few baby turkeys.

Officer Dennis Lawrence was patrolling the West Busway on Monday when he noticed a mother turkey in distress.

Her chicks had fallen into a sewer grate.

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Photo: Carnegie Police

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With some help from a few Port Authority maintenance workers, Officer Lawrence was able to reunite the turkey family.

Thankfully, the little guys weren't hurt during their adventure.

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