A kitten was stranded on a highway in Fort Myers, cops say. Then came another problem
How many lives left? Because a kitten in Lee County, Florida, looks to have used up at least two.
According to a Facebook post from the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, a Good Samaritan called authorities at around 4 p.m. last Thursday after seeing a little furball stranded on busy Daniels Parkway in Fort Myers.
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Sheriff’s Lt. Nora Galloway went to there and scooped up the light-eyed kitty creature and put the poor thing into her patrol car. But during the trip to headquarters, the kitten managed to somehow crawl behind the dashboard, and get trapped there, according to the sheriff’s office.
After arriving at home base with the cat still stuck in the dash, the deputy enlisted a few sheriff’s office cadets to assist. Video shows the delicate extraction with a deputy down in the well of the vehicle, and then, voila, the adorable blue eyed creature is free.
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The rescue crew breaks out into “Awwws” when they realize how small and cute it is.
“It’s a sweetie! It’s a baby,” says one deputy. “Oh my gosh.”
This story has an even better ending: The kitten — a female, the Miami Herald was told — is not only in good health, but found her “furever home” with Lt. Galloway and her family.
One social media user summed up the sweetly fortuitous result with one comment: “Well, this kitten sure lucked out.”
“Sure did!” someone else replied.
Lt. Galloway mentioned that she did not name her new pet yet.
“Just trying to learn a little more about her as she develops her own personality,” she wrote. “So far, she is adapting well with her new furry siblings thank you for your kind words.”
