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Police Use Beer Bench to Rescue Seven Goslings from Kiel Fountain

A passerby's tip prompted officers to lower a beer bench into the Europaplatz fountain to free the trapped young birds without water-rescue equipment.

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Polizisten haben in Kiel sieben Gänseküken mithilfe einer Bierbank aus einem Brunnenbecken gerettet. Die Jungvögel waren am Dienstag in die missliche Lage geraten, wie die Polizei in der schleswig-holsteinischen Landeshauptstadt mitteilte.
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Overview

  • The seven goslings became trapped in the basin of the Europaplatz fountain and could not leave on their own in a Tuesday morning incident, police said.
  • A passerby alerted the police control center, which sent a patrol to the scene after receiving the report.
  • Because officers had no dedicated water-rescue gear available, they improvised by placing a beer bench into the fountain to form a ramp.
  • The goslings used the makeshift ramp to climb out, remained unharmed, and walked away from the plaza after the rescue.
  • Local police and news outlets framed the event as a routine example of urban wildlife encounters that rely on public reporting and first-responder adaptability when specialised tools are not at hand.