Boulder Firefighters Rescue Cat Stuck in Tree
Firefighters in Boulder, Colorado, rescued a cat that had gotten stuck in a tree at a local park, footage released on Monday, September 18, shows.
The leashed cat, named Hawthorne, jumped into a tree while its owner was picking up trash in the park, Boulder Fire-Rescue said. When it tried to come down, its leash got tangled in the tree, they said. Working with the Boulder Police Animal Protection unit, firefighters said they used a ladder to rescue the cat.
This footage shows the firefighters at work as well as the moment Hawthorne is reunited with its owner. Credit: Boulder Fire-Rescue via Storyful
Video transcript
- Does he go on walks with you?
- He does. Yeah, I take him hiking and I think he really likes it up top here.
- That's good.
- Yeah. I live in a little apartment and I have three cats.
- Uh-huh.
- All right, come on.
- Oh, it's all right.
- All right, guy. You're all right.
- Help him out.
- Thank you very, very much.
- There's my freedom afterwards I can give him.
- Yeah, and I got him.
- Does he go on walks with you?
- He does. Yeah, I take him hiking, and I think--
- Yeah.
- --he really likes it up top here.
- That's good.
- Yeah. I live in a little apartment and I have three cats.
- Uh-huh.
- All right, come on.
- Oh, it's all right.
- All right, guy. You're all right.
- Help him out.
- Thank you very, very much.
- There's my freedom afterwards I can give him.
- Yeah, and I got him.
