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| Bridge cat stuck for six days 'walks home' after failed rescue | |
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| A pet cat that was stuck on a railway bridge for six days, sparking a major rescue operation, has walked home. | A pet cat that was stuck on a railway bridge for six days, sparking a major rescue operation, has walked home. |
| Five-year-old Hatty got trapped on the 30ft (9m) section of the Royal Albert Bridge, which connects Plymouth and Saltash, on Friday. | Five-year-old Hatty got trapped on the 30ft (9m) section of the Royal Albert Bridge, which connects Plymouth and Saltash, on Friday. |
| Firefighters spent hours trying to rescue her while Network Rail planned to close the line to help save her. | Firefighters spent hours trying to rescue her while Network Rail planned to close the line to help save her. |
| Owner Kirsty Howden told Plymouth Live she was "shocked and elated" Hatty had returned home on Wednesday night. | Owner Kirsty Howden told Plymouth Live she was "shocked and elated" Hatty had returned home on Wednesday night. |
| Ms Howden, 39, said the mischievous moggy, who went missing more than two weeks ago, wandered home at about 23:00 BST. | Ms Howden, 39, said the mischievous moggy, who went missing more than two weeks ago, wandered home at about 23:00 BST. |
| The mother-of-three said she was just about to join a second rescue attempt when she "heard a miaow outside". | The mother-of-three said she was just about to join a second rescue attempt when she "heard a miaow outside". |
| "She is a bit skinny and smelly, very vocal and has now headed upstairs and put herself to bed," Ms Howden said. | "She is a bit skinny and smelly, very vocal and has now headed upstairs and put herself to bed," Ms Howden said. |
| The Royal Albert Bridge carries the main line in and out of Cornwall across the River Tamar. | The Royal Albert Bridge carries the main line in and out of Cornwall across the River Tamar. |
| It is thought Hatty was scared on to her precarious perch beneath the line by a passing train. | It is thought Hatty was scared on to her precarious perch beneath the line by a passing train. |
| Firefighters hacked away undergrowth to bring in one of their biggest ladders and offered a selection of treats to try to lure her out. | Firefighters hacked away undergrowth to bring in one of their biggest ladders and offered a selection of treats to try to lure her out. |
| But nothing worked and the rescue was called off - until Hatty somehow escaped by herself hours later. | But nothing worked and the rescue was called off - until Hatty somehow escaped by herself hours later. |