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Cat Stuck Down Well Is A 'Challenging' Rescue For Sussex Firefighters

West Sussex Fire and Rescue Twitter

A cat called Charlie has used one of his nine lives - after being rescued from a well by Sussex firefighters.

He had fallen 20 ft inside a neighbour's well and was stuck down there for two days.

Teams were called to West Chiltington to rescue the six-year-old pet on Sunday at around 3pm.

TRU Watch Manager Mick Lewin said:

“Charlie had an incredibly lucky escape, and he was very fortunate to be able to climb onto the wooden well cover which had also fallen down the well to keep himself out of the water.

“When we arrived we quickly realised the only way of getting Charlie out safely was to go down inside the well ourselves using a line rescue and bring him out.

“This was quite a challenging rescue because the well was quite narrow, but fortunately we were able to lower a member of the crew down safely, and after some negotiations and reassurances, he was able to retrieve Charlie back up to safety.

“We were so pleased to be able to reunite him with his owners, and thankfully he wasn’t injured despite his ordeal.

“But I think it is safe to say that he has definitely used up one of his nine lives during this escapade.”

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