Crime & Safety

Firefighters Help Rescue Westport Cat From Storm Drain

Westport Firefighters responded to a Stonybrook Road residence for a report of a cat that had wandered into a storm drain this morning.

Arriving firefighters were met by the cat’s owner, Dick Fincher, and directed to the storm drain in front of his residence, according to Assistant Chief Robert Kepchar.

"Mr. Fincher explained that his cat, “Nip,” somehow had found his way into the storm drain,"Kepchar says. "Firefighters removed the grate and attempted to lure “Nip” to the opening of the pipe so they could pull him out of the drain."

Several attempts were made, but it was a can of cat food placed at the opening of the drain, and "Nip" hearing Fincher’s voice that brought him within reach. Firefighters held Fincher by the waist as he reached in the pipe and retrieved “Nip”.

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Both were Fincher and “Nip” happy to be reunited, Kepchar says.


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