By Mitchell Clarke
A cat trapped in a car engine has eight lives remaining after he was freed by heroic SES volunteers.
The meows of the vocal moggy were heard from outside the Lakeside Coin Laundromat in Pakenham on Friday 12 February, but people passing by couldn’t exactly put their finger on where the cries were coming from.
Lakeside resident, Jenny, was waiting for her laundry to finish when she went to investigate.
“I was sitting there and I could this ‘meow meow’ but I couldn’t see a cat or anything, I thought I was going crazy,” she laughed.
“I went back and had my coffee and these girls came out and said they could hear it too. Someone went up to a parked car and realised the cat was actually in the car.”
Jenny said she immediately called Triple Zero, but claims officers on the other line thought she was a “nutter”.
“They said they got those types of calls all of the time and I said I promise I’m not crazy,” she laughed.
“I just felt so sorry for the poor thing. I thought if it stayed there all day it would probably suffocate and die.”
Eventually volunteers from the SES Pakenham Unit came to the crying cat’s aid and got to work, retrieving the kitty in about 10 minutes.
The friendly feline was picked up by a local rescue who will return him to his rightful owner.
