Fire Brigade scramble nine firemen to rescue kitten from tree

This is the moment a frightened cat was rescued after getting stuck 60ft up a rotten tree – by nine firefighters. Mischievous kitten Tinkerbell scrambled up a monster 60ft tree after being startled by a dog in Worlebury Woods near Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.

But owner Sophie Clarkson, 18, couldn’t coax the timid tabby down with treats and milk, and the cat was stranded in the branches overhead. After a whole day of trying the student and her family called the RSPCA to help, and they in turn rallied the fire department.



A fully manned pump came to the rescue, and all nine firefighters chipped in with their extra long ladder to retrieve the ”terrified” one-year-old cat. As the tree was rotten firefighters propped it up with one ladder and used a second 13.5 metre ladder to climb up to Tinkerbell.

The cat was so distressed as soon as the firefighter on the ladder was in range she leapt onto his shoulder, completely ignoring the bag he’d brought to haul her down. She was returned to the grateful Clarksons and is now happy and healthy at home. A spokeswoman for Avon Fire and Rescue said the reason so many firefighters attended the scene was due to the pump needing to be fully manned at all times.