Kansas community rallies to save cat stuck in tree
Mar 27, 2025
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) - The community of Eskridge in northeast Kansas worked to save a cat that had been stuck in a tree for hours on Wednesday.
The Wabaunsee County Sheriff's Office posted about the rescue on Facebook. They said the cat was 43 feet high and in the tree for 14 hours.
Mark Toml
inson is pictured with the cat he rescued. (Courtesy: Wabaunsee County Sheriff's Office)
The office and Eskride firefighters devised a plan, and Evergy sent a lineman, Mark Tomlinson, who used his truck to bring the feisty cat down.
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The cat is now safe with the City of Eskridge animal control officer.
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