Reno, Nevada's annual duck race charity event took an unexpected turn on Saturday, August 12. Held to support the local humane society, the event kicked off around 2 pm with trucks dumping rubber ducks into the river to start the race. But what began as a good-hearted competition soon became a ducky debacle.

"The first clip of the video shows the trucks dumping the rubber ducks into the river to start the race," said the filmer. Tragically, the situation unraveled when "the gate at the end of the race broke open and let hundreds if not thousands of ducks past the collection gate, and they went rogue to float all the way to our local pyramid lake here in Nevada."

Despite valiant efforts by firefighters attempting to hold the fence, as seen in the video clip, the last two parts of the footage reveal the extent of the escaping ducks. The event concluded with a rubbery wave of chaos, leaving the local authorities with an unplanned, sprawling clean-up operation.

"The local news said it may take weeks to clean up," added the filmer. The incident has left the community bemused, and will likely be remembered for its unintended consequences rather than its charitable intentions.

This event was being held in Reno Nevada on Saturday August 12th around 2pm. The duck race is an annual event held for charity. This year was to help the local humane society. The first clip of the video shows the trucks dumping the rubber ducks into the river to start the race. Unfortunately tho the gate at the end of the race broke open and let hundreds if not thousand of ducks past the collection gate and they went rouge to float all the way to our local pyramid lake here in Nevada. The fence was trying to be held by fireman as you can see in the clip but the last two clips show all the ducks that made it last the collection gate. The local news said it may take weeks to clean up