Baden-Wuerttemberg: Cat that was hit flees in the shaft: fire brigade saves

Heimsheim (dpa/lsw) - A cat seriously injured by a car fled into a downcomer in Heimsheim (Enzkreis) and was rescued by the fire brigade. A witness observed the accident on Thursday and then dialed the emergency call - because he says he is so "loving of animals", said a police spokesman on Friday. When the officials wanted to take the cat, the frightened animal fled into the shaft. Three fire engines with twelve emergency services then started the "cave rescue". The cat suffered permanent damage.