Firefighters rescue cat from storm sewer with salmon, patience

JEANNETTE, Pa. — Firefighters from the City of Jeannette were able to rescue a cat that was stuck in a storm sewer “with a little bit of salmon and a lot of patience.”

The fire department posted on social media that someone had called them when they heard meowing coming from a pipe. Fire crews put a small bit of salmon at the end of the pipe and eventually the scared cat appeared.

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But the animal couldn’t get out on its own because there was more than 2 feet of water.

Firefighters said they constructed a makeshift platform for the cat and eventually pulled it out.

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