Boulder police were able to stop a woman who jumped into a pond and tried to make off with a duckling in her backpack on Sunday.

Police said witnesses at the Evert Pierson Kids’ Fishing Pond in the 600 block of Canyon saw a woman jump into the water and grab a duckling, which she put into her backpack.

Officers were able to stop the woman and retrieve the duckling unharmed from the backpack, and it was reunited with its mother.

The woman was cited for failing to protect wildlife and obstruction.