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April 27th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda - Two fire engines carrying a specialist under water rescue unit arrive at the scene
- Senior officer decides against lowering firemen by rope on to bridge support for fear of spooking stricken cat
- Team in drysuits form human chain and wade out to cat with cage
By
Chris Brooke
16:28 EST, 26 April 2012
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17:47 EST, 26 April 2012
As soon as the call came in, the fire brigade’s finest purred into action.
The victim was trapped at the foot of a 30ft bridge, surrounded by a flood-swollen river and in danger of being swept away at any time.
Within minutes two fire engines, a specialist water unit and a senior fire officer had assembled on the bridge over the fast-flowing River Wear and were discussing their plan of action.
Trapped: The cat is spotted at the base of the bridge by a concerned dog walker who calls the RSPCA
Action stations: The RSPCA call the fire brigade which scrambles its specialist water unit who prepare to launch their river rescue
And the object of the major rescue
operation at Croxdale, County Durham?
A small black-and-white cat which
was eventually gathered up and taken to an animal shelter.
The
episode will inevitably bring further accusations of overkill following
the incident two weeks ago when 25 firemen were scrambled to help a
seagull trapped in 3ft of water with its feet caught in a plastic bag.
But
at least this time the rescuers got their feet wet – unlike the seagull
squad at Carshalton, Surrey, who refused to wade in for health and
safety reasons, leaving it to a member of the public to save the
stricken bird.
It was on
Wednesday morning that 62-year-old Eddy Williamson was walking his dog
across the bridge over the Wear and spotted what he thought was a
plastic bag on its concrete base.
On a mission: The three specialist under water unit officers wade out to the stricken cat
Gotcha: The cat is gathered up as other officers watch on
In safe hands: The lucky feline is placed in a cage for the return journey to the river shore
‘Then I realised it was a cat,’ he said.
‘I don’t know how it got there, but I think somebody may have dropped it over the top.’
Mr Williamson rang the RSPCA, who called in the fire brigade.
By
the time they arrived at the bridge, another member of the public had
bravely waded across the river to reach the forlorn animal.
Clearly
not trusting the have-a-go hero, the cat backed away and the firemen
told the man to return to the river bank as they feared the creature
might fall into the water. But what should they do next?
The
officer in charge decided against lowering a fireman down by rope for
fear of spooking the cat, so the river team waded into action, carrying a
net and a cage with them.
Human chain: The firemen support each other as the cat is carried to the banks of the Rivet Wear, in Croxdale, in a basket
Mission accomplished: Back on dry land, the cat relax
‘They
didn’t need the net as it all went smoothly and one of the men was able
to pick up the cat and it was taken away safely,’ said station manager
Steve Cummings of the Durham fire and rescue service.
‘I have no idea
how it got there. It’s an absolute mystery to us. It didn’t seem to be
injured and wasn’t soaking wet.’
Mr Cummings said animal rescue operations were regarded as good training so they were carried out whenever possible.
An
RSPCA spokesman said the cat was in good health but efforts to trace
its owner were being hampered because it was not microchipped.
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spend my hard-earned tax on this any day – better than the way they freely give it away to every person and country they shouldn’t – well done to all involved
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It’s nice to read a feel good story for a change. Well done to all involved.
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Surely this is a joke!!!!! The photos speak for themselves!!!
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I don’t care what anyone thinks about the goofs which happened earlier…..I’m just glad they helped this little fella.
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If these crews had attended the incident where the poor man drowned in a pond he may have been saved. His family must be disgusted to hear about this “heroic” cat rescue. Pathetic.
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Immediately thought of the occasion when these “Heroes” just stood and watched a man drown in a pond. They could not save him because of health safety concerns.
I’m sure the cat could have survived. Too bad such effort couldn’t have been made for the man-he had been feeding the ducks and fell ill and ended up in the water.
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The sheer hatred of the fire service doing a job that they are paid to do is extraordinary! It is in the Fire Service act, rescuing of animals. Everyone is now going to say well what about the people they could of rescued? Yes health and safety can be a nuisance, but the rules are there for a reason for emergency service workers. Well done to the firefighters, did a great job and considering with that seagull incident that happened in London that this paper is still going on about it wasn’ t like that in the slightest! But Fire Service haters won’t care for that! Firefighters do save lives, every single day of the week and every hour. Could be that a lot of people are very naive what the Fire Service does they don’t actually realise it! The reason why they have their poles to feel in the water is because you can’t see whats at the bottom and you may fall down and feel whats beneath you. You can drown in an inch of water. *awaits the backlash of negative comments and negative votes*.
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What a waste of tax pounds.
Lower a baited cat cage – trap the cat and haul it up when s/he/it is inside. Total cost
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It looks incredibly dangerous – that water is over 3 feet deep in places…
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Fireman are too busy posing and reading the rule books
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