Barbara Desmond, a resident of the Horizon condominium community off Powers Ferry Road, was taking a walk last Thursday morning when she heard what she said was an “awful distressed sound” of a crying kitten “way down in a sewer drain!”
While others discovered the kitten and called for help, she said she stayed on the scene near the entrance to the Hudson Ridge apartments on Windy Ridge Parkway and Parkwood Circle.
Cobb Fire and Emergency Services crews from Stations 3 and 4, as well as Cobb Animal Services, arrived to conduct a rescue operation that turned out more than successful.
The small black kitten not only was extracted safely, one of its rescuers adopted “Figaro,” who was obviously terrified but got plenty of comfort from the crews and later from her.
Barbara provided the photos and shot and narrated the videos.
She reports that the crews had to gain access to both points of the drain, around 60 feet apart, and that crew members fitted with oxygen suits and tanks came in either direction, and said “OMG it was so intense.”
She said “Many ANGELS on the scene helped with this very dangerous rescue!”
Here’s more from Barbara: “When I said thank you to the firefighters so much for all that you did to save the kitty, they all looked at me and the Chief said ‘It is our job to rescue all life.’ ”
She later gave Figaro some love before the kitten was adopted, and said she is “so proud to live in Cobb and this amazing team of First Responders! I am forever touched by this kitty rescue and wanted to share!”
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