Oregon Cat Safe after Daring Bridge Rescue
A grey and white tabby who looks just like Jeter Harris was rescued this weekend after being stranded for five days 40 feet above the Clackamas River on the Carver Bridge in Oregon. The Oregon Humane Society’s Technical Animal Rescue Team was responsible for the daring rescue.
Rescuer Ulli Neitch rappelled over the bridge railing onto a bridge abutment. She spent 20 minutes gaining the cat’s confidence, then grabbed him and bagged him. The two then rappelled safely to the river bank below.
According to Kathy Covey, one of the six rescue team members dispatched to the bridge, the tabby was friendly and healthy, but dirty and very hungry. He wasn’t wearing a collar, so was taken to the Oregon Humane Society for medical evaluation and a microchip scan. If the owner is not found, he could be put up for adoption in a few days.
The animal rescue team is supported entirely through private donations to the nonprofit Oregon Humane Society and receives no tax dollars.
[LINK: Oregon Live. PHOTOS by Kathy Covey.]
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YAYAYAYA Glad your safe jeter harris look-alike.
I am glad that Jeter Harris look alike is safe. Oregon is good to their cats (even if they do have a lot of viscious deer)
Wow that lady is AWESOME!!!
Props to her for rescuing that kitty!!
Thank you Oregon Humane Society (and to the people who noticed and reported the stranded cat).
Wow!! What a daring rescue!! I’m so happy he is now safe. I hope his owners can be found or a forever home can be found for him!!
dat cat wuz not me … az i am heer reedin an ritin abowt it. wutta darin rescyoo. how da heck did dat cat find hiz way onto dat part uv da bridge?
jus wunderin.
yerz–jh
Good job. The lady rescuer is amazing. It’s good she was able to rescue the cat.
There’s so much awesomeness there that I might be a little speechless…
Yay to OHS TAR team!!! Mom is vacationing in Florida and didn’t hear about this. She is a volunteer at OHS and is always so amazed at the great and difficult work the TAR team does. Maybe the kitty will still be there when mom gets back and she can go visit him.
*meowin out loud* at Jeter Harris comment
hes to funny isnt he?
Great JOB Oregon Humane! More people should be so kind to animals.
Hat off to them !