Oceanside Hero Saves Ducks

Today I witnessed complete selflessness and kindness by an unknown man in Oceanside. I was driving home from work on westbound Highway 76 and traffic was moving fast. All of a sudden I saw a man starting to cross in front of oncoming traffic – it was very scary and I was luckily able to stop in time.

The man held his hand up while he moved across the street to try and stop traffic…in order to help a mother duck and her ducklings cross the highway. Several drivers did not stop and some ducklings were run over. The mother duck was frantic and was literally dodging traffic with her ducklings scrambling after her – they were almost hit multiple times. But with this man’s help they made it across the road and I believe 4 ducklings survived.

I don’t know where the man came from – he could have been on the other side of the road at the light or he could have stopped his car in the eastbound lanes to save the ducks, but I do know that he truly risked his own life to safe these creatures, and I wish I knew who he was so I could thank him. There was nowhere for me to pull over and by the time I could have turned around I probably would not have reached him in time. There are not many people who would have done what he did, and it is proof that people care about others, about nature, about doing things larger than just living life for themselves alone.

THANK YOU to the man who saved the ducks. It brought tears to my eyes to watch your daring act of love. You are a hero and an inspiration.