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Police: Drunk woman tried to 'save' ducks in storm

GLEN ROCK, Pa. - A south-central Pennsylvania woman was charged with risking a catastrophe after she jumped into a raging creek to "save" a couple dozen wild ducks.

GLEN ROCK, Pa. - A south-central Pennsylvania woman was charged with risking a catastrophe after she jumped into a raging creek to "save" a couple dozen wild ducks.

Southern Regional Police in York County said Justina Laniewski went into the Codorus Creek on Monday evening, and her toddler started to follow her.

A neighbor grabbed the child, but it took firefighters from a nearby station to rescue Laniewski from neck-high waters. She was also charged with reckless endangerment, disorderly conduct, and public drunkenness. - AP