An 11-year-old child did not hesitate to climb a tree to rescue a cat stuck 15 meters above the ground. The animal had been waiting for help for 4 days, when the firefighters did not have a ladder high enough to reach it.
What young Daniel Perman has done is both heroic and dangerous. An 11-year-old shouldn’t risk climbing a 15-metre tree, but he did it to save a cat in distress, New Zealand website Stuff reported on Friday July 1.
Carmen Brown was desperate. The cat of this resident of Glendowie, in the suburbs of Auckland in New Zealand, had been trapped at the top of a tree for 4 days and no one could help her.
The white and black feline, named Esca, was 15 meters above the ground. His mistress had contacted the Saint Heliers fire brigade, but they did not have a ladder high enough to climb to the level of the animal. The largest model they have rises to 10.5 meters.
The firefighters had explained to him that Esca might get scared when they saw them approaching, and climb even higher. They had suggested to Carmen Brown to wait for the cat to come down on its own.
The latter then contacted a local pruning company, but this company could not intervene without obtaining the green light from the authorities. The tree in question is, in fact, in a nature reserve, the Tahuna Torea park in this case.
Running out of options, Carmen Brown appealed for help on social media. He was seen by Andrea Perman and her 11-year-old son Daniel.
An excellent climber, the boy decided to rescue the cat, with his mother’s approval. When he got there, he climbed the tree with remarkable ease. When Esca saw him coming towards him, he was not at all scared, quite the contrary; he seemed pleased, especially since Daniel had provided some cat biscuits.
The brave boy then tried to fit Esca into his bag, which the quadruped categorically refused. Daniel, who also has seafaring skills and knows how to tie knots perfectly, improvised a harness from a rope and used it to secure the cat and lower it.
Returned safe and sound to his family
At the foot of the tree, Andrea Perman held a towel in which she wrapped Esca, which was then returned to its owner. His son then descended as quickly and skillfully as he had come up.
Relieved, Carmen Brown lacked words to express her gratitude to Daniel and his mother. She and her husband gathered what they had on them as cash to give as a reward to the talented climber, ie 40 New Zealand dollars (about 24 euros).
Esca was hungry, thirsty and somewhat shaken, but he was fine. Since returning home, he has spent most of his time cuddled up with his sister.
