WESTERN CAPE. – A small kitten who was pulled from a drain pipe in Epping after a seven-hour rescue operation has since died as a result of his weakened condition.
Cape the Good Hope-DBV says its rescue team worked together with the City of Cape Town's fire and rescue service and used specialised camera equipment to determine where Lucky was trapped. After a seven-hour rescue attempt, he was removed from the pipe and immediately examined medically.
He was kept warm and cared for, but his condition later deteriorated and he died Tuesday evening. According to the DBV, the seven-hour rescue attempt was not in vain, because Lucky spent his final hours safe and cared for and was not alone in the cold, dark drain pipe. The organisation thanked the City of Cape Town's fire and rescue service, as well as SAAWIA and TAH animal hospital for their assistance. Tribute was also paid to training inspector De Vos, cadet Baker and inspector Rodney, who worked for seven hours to free the small kitten.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
