Ducks are released in Whanganui's Plumber Dan Duck Race. Photo / Terry Dowdeswell
Just under 1400 plastic ducks hit the Whanganui River and travelled downriver with the tide on Saturday morning.
It was the Plumber Dan Duck Race, a fundraiser for Jigsaw Whanganui, executive officer Tim Metcalfe said.
The numbered ducks hit the water at 11am, but didn't rush downstream. Instead some idled
over toward Kowhai Park, and had to be moved on by helpers on the water.
People lined both banks of the river to watch. The ducks were pulled out before reaching the Whanganui City Bridge, and most were in good form.
"There were two or three requiring plastic surgery, but they'll all be ready to go in a bigger and better race next year," Mr Metcalfe said.
