Hero rescues baby swans from river with a broom and bucket

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A few of Devon's youngest residents found themselves in some trouble this week as the baby swans became trapped in a weir across the river.

However, the people of Dawlish came to their rescue. The black cygnets who were only a few days old, according to SWNS Animals, "found themselves trapped in a water-filled hole unable to get out."

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