A resourceful firefighter has been filmed rescuing six ducklings trapped in a storm drain - using a duck quacking ringtone to lure them out of their hiding place. Cody Knecht, of St. Tammany Fire District in Louisiana, was sent out to rescue the baby mallards after residents reported seeing them fall down the drain. In the minute-long video the firefighter is seen holding a pole with his phone attached to it into the waterway as the realistic duck noise brings them to within his grasp and eventual safety. Rescue mission: Firefighter Cody Knecht, of St. Tammany Fire District in Louisiana stands in the drain holding a pole attached to his phone . During the video, the noise made by the phone is responded to with chirps from the ducklings . All six ducklings were reunited with their mother on Saturday at their home on a nearby canal . During the video, the noise made by the phone is responded to with chirps from the ducklings. As the first bird moves towards him the firefighter, also armed with a torch, dived headfirst further into the drain and emerges with the panicked baby duck cupped in his hand. The adorable animal, who is also chirping away in a noise remarkably similar to the ringtone, is then passed to another officer standing above the storm drain. It took Mr Knecht 90 minutes to catch the first four ducklings during the rescue mission in the southeast Louisiana community of Slidell. But two members of the agitated gang needed more time to calm down and were not rescued until an hour later. All six ducklings were reunited with their mother on Saturday at their home on a nearby canal. Bizarrely it was the station's second duck rescue in a week - as on April 19, firefighters rescued a duck that got stuck in a chimney. Chad Duffaut, Chief of Fire Prevention, said: 'Unable to capture the other two baby ducks, the crew went back to the fire station to give the ducks a chance to calm dawn. 'They returned about an hour later and rescued the two remaining baby ducks.'
Resourceful firefighter rescued all six ducklings using realistic ringtone .
Heartwarming clip sees him holding out phone while standing in the drain .
Eventually he is able to grasp the agitated birds and pass them up to safety .
Bizarrely, it was the Louisiana fire station's second duck rescue this week .