Video: Cat rescued from tree after becoming trapped during Storm Dave winds
A cat has been rescued after becoming trapped in a tree during strong winds from Storm Dave in Doncaster – and has now been named in honour of the man who brought him to safety.
The adventurous black and white feline sparked concern after it was spotted high in the branches of a tree near to Sandall Park in Wheatley Hills over the Easter weekend.
With both the RSPCA and South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service unable to help, it was left to heroic Jack Brierley to fetch the stricken cat to safety – and Nic Langton, who has now taken the animal in, has named it in his honour.
Said Nic: "We found it crying up the tree on Saturday morning.
"We phoned the RSPCA for help and they wouldn’t come out - so we phoned the fire brigade and they wouldn’t either.
"So we tried our best to get it to come down with no luck.
"All Saturday night I was worrying about it being up there in the strong winds and when I went back on Sunday morning, it was still up there crying.
"We phoned the RSPCA and fire brigade again, with no help from them again.
"We stayed for hours thinking of what to do - then a van pulled up, which was Jack.
"He got his ladder and my husband Chris and two other men held the ladder for him.
"He was shaking as he had never done anything like it before but he managed to grab the cat and he stayed on his shoulders all the way down.
"We then took it vets and found out it was a boy with no microchip – so he’s now settled in at home with me and I’ve named him Jack because of Jack rescuing him.
"He is such a loving playful cat! He is going to be well looked after now and not go any where near trees.
"I want Jack to get the thank you he deserves for being so brave and helping an animal when the people who should have helped wouldn’t.
Added Nic: “He risked his own life to save the cat. You deserve a medal – thank you so much!”