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Cat-astrophe averted: Moggy stranded 90ft high on Stockport viaduct rescued after three-day wait

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The cat was rescued after being spotted by a passer-by (Picture: RSPCA)

A cat stranded 90ft from the ground atop a viaduct has been rescued by firefighters and the RSPCA – but only after a lengthy three-day wait.

A passer-by had spotted the animal in Stockport and they alerted the charity – who unfortunately didn’t have the right apparatus to get the lonesome pet down.

The fire service, with the aid of a cage and a cherry picker, managed to coax the cat down eventually, despite the creature being a tad reluctant.

RSPCA inspector Heather Morris said: ‘He was 90ft off the ground and 5ft down from the top of the viaduct so it was a very difficult situation, made more difficult by the fact that it was… Read the full story


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