Black cat trapped for days in a Polish tomb is rescued
A cat that had been stuck for several days in a burial vault at a cemetery in Radom, Poland, has been rescued. The animal was handed to a veterinarian to have its health checked.
A rescue operation has ended successfully at a cemetery in Radom, Poland, where a cat had been trapped in a tomb for several days. On the morning of 3 November the animal was brought out of its underground confinement. It has since been taken to a veterinarian, who will check its health.
Visitors to the cemetery first noticed the cat on 1 November, All Saints' Day. People heard desperate meowing coming from beneath one of the graves. It turned out that the animal had become stuck inside the vault and was hiding behind the coffins.
Getting to the cat required official permission from the owner of the tomb, as well as coordination of sanitary procedures with the relevant services. Rescue attempts began on Sunday and continued on Monday. The work was made considerably harder by the depth of the vault and its multi-level structure with wooden board partitions. The frightened cat hid among them successfully and could not be caught.
In the end, the rescuers used a special live trap. With its help the operation succeeded, and the black cat was brought out into daylight.
