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Case ID: 6784

Classification: Drowning

Animal: cat

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Cat tied to rock, thrown into icy river
Missoula, MT (US)

Incident Date: Tuesday, Dec 27, 2005
County: Missoula

Disposition: Open
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On December 27, 2005, passers-by spotted the calico house cat while crossing a footbridge by Montana�s icy Clark Fork River. They called for help, and Missoula firefighters responded. Firefighters lowered a boat onto the ice, and retrieved the soaking-wet cat. Someone had put the animal in a cage, along with a rock weighing about 16 pounds, and tossed it over the bridge. But instead of landing in the water, the caged cat landed on the ice and bounced several times, coming to a stop in an icy puddle of slush. It's unclear how long the cat had been there.

Despite its ordeal, one of the cat's rescuers said she was really friendly, and dined on leftover Christmas turkey at the firehouse. One of the firefighters then took the vet-checked cat home to his daughter. They named their new pet "Lucky."

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