VIDEO: RNLI rescues soggy moggy

Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) volunteers from Great Yarmouth and Gorleston had an unusual call earlier this week (22Feb22) as they launched to reports of a cat stranded on a river bank.

The RNLI crew made speed to where the cat was clinging to a ledge, however, just prior to the lifeboat’s arrival, the cat fell into the river.

The lifeboat crew pulled the struggling cat out of the water onto the lifeboat and wrapped it in a blanket. The soggy feline was handed over to Gorleston Coastguard and taken to the RSPCA shelter.

“Once in the lifeboat the cat was wrapped in a blanket and kept calm,” says RNLI helm Dave Kilpatrick. “He seemed pleased to see us. Once on dry land he was given some salmon from the fish shop, which he enjoyed.

“The lifeboat crew has since learned that the cat is called Icicle and he was collected by his loving owners very soon after he had been taken to the vets. He is now back home safe and sound.”