DELAND, Fla. -- They say cats have nine lives. At 14, a cat named Sammie may have squeezed out his final lifeline with a little help from his new-found friends: DeLand firefighters who rescued the furry creature from a drain on this April Fools Friday morning. No joke. The cat's out of the beg, err, drain.
Sammie was located by its owner in a street drain on Main Street after hearing the feline's unmistakeable cries for help, DeLand municipal spokesman Chris Graham said. The owner came home at 11 a.m. came and "could hear Sammie meowing," Graham said. Sammie was reluctant to come out at first, but firefighters coaxed the furry feline with some cold, refreshing water.
Sammie the cat was located by its owner in a street drain on Main Street after after hearing the feline's unmistakeable cries for help, DeLand municipal spokesman Chris Graham said.
The owner came home at 11 a.m. came and "could hear Sammie meowing," said Graham shown here. Sammie was reluctant to come out at first, but firefighters coaxed the furry feline with some cold, refreshing water.
A DeLand firefighter reaches down through a manhole cover opening to feel fore Sammie the cat who was rescue from the storm drain nearby moments later."It all ended well," Graham said, using a variation of the time-worn cliche, "All's well that end's well."
No matter how the government public relations is spun, in this case, curiosity did not kill Sammie the cat, thanks to some brave DeLand firefighters on an April Fool's morning. For real.