SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — Seminole County Animal Service and the Seminole County Fire Department said they worked together on Tuesday to save a kitten’s life.
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SCAS and SCFD said they saved the 4-month-old kitten that had gotten trapped in a storm drain in Lake Mary.
Officials said after repeated attempts to capture the cat in the drain, SCFD firefighters went down the pip to lure the kitten out.
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Animal Service said the rescue team came just in time before a downpour washed out the storm drain.
The kitten, now named Dave after Firefighter Dave Gomez, who rescued him, is back at Animal Services recuperating and is ready for a foster or forever home.
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