Firemen and CCAT members team up to try to rescue two felines

It all began Saturday morning when a resident saw an adult cat and a kitten in a storm sewer at the top of the Columbia High School hill. They appeared to be trapped. On closer inspection, he noticed that the adult cat had an injured eye. Out of concern, the resident called 911.

The Columbia Borough Fire Department responded - but at the same time, another resident contacted a member of the Columbia Cat Action Team (CCAT) whose members also arrived on scene.

Firemen used a pry bar to remove the sewer grates, but the cats became alarmed and fled through a pipe at the bottom of the enclosure. Firemen then removed a nearby manhole cover to try to locate the cats, but the felines were nowhere in sight. Personnel did find, however, several underground pipes leading away from the area in different directions. Unfortunately, that meant the cats could have gone through any one of them. But all was not lost . . .

CCAT members set traps (above ground) in the area in the hopes of catching the cats so they can be tended to. So far, no luck - but CCAT members vow to keep trying.

In the meantime, if anyone sees a tortoise-shell colored adult cat and its kitten in the area of the high school, please contact CCAT via Facebook.