Firefighters from a department in Lower Saxony responded to a situation where a duck was trapped with its feathers frozen to a pond.
The incident occurred near a sewage treatment plant in the city of Braunschweig.
After the duck was freed, it was handed over to an animal protection organization for further assistance.
Reports indicated that it was initially unclear if the duck was sick or injured, as healthy ducks typically do not freeze to ice.
The nature conservation organization Nabu explained that sick or injured birds can freeze and may require human intervention during prolonged cold spells.