Massachusetts firefighter Dom Kuran reunites with the kitten he helped rescue from a storm drain.Photo:Raynham Fire Department
Raynham Fire Department
A group of Massachusettsfirefighters got to enjoy the results of a job well done.
On Tuesday, first responders from the Raynham Fire Department (RFD) reunited with a tiny kitten they rescued from a storm drain over the weekend — and there were plenty of cuddles to be had! Photos from the heartwarming moment show the rescuers holding, playing with, and offering treats to the 5-week-old black-and-white kitten, now fittingly named Storm.
On Sunday, just after midnight, Raynham Police and Fire responded to a report of a kitten trapped inside a storm drain, according to theRFD. The animal could be heard making mewling noises.
Due to the dark conditions, officers decided to wait until daybreak to carry out their rescue efforts. In the meantime, a pet crate, food, and water were lowered into the drain to help keep the cat comfortable overnight.
The crew returned in the morning, and firefighter Dom Kuran climbed into the eight-foot-deep drain and brought Storm the kitten to safety.
Raynham Fire Department officers spend time with the kitten they helped rescue.Raynham Fire Department
In an interview withWCVB Channel 5 Boston, Kuran ribbed fellow firefighter Tab Shumway for being reluctant to descend into the drain. “Somebody mentioned that there’s a possibility of a snake being down there too, and I’m not a fan. So I said, ‘Yeah, you’re up’ [to Kuran],” Shumway explained with a laugh.
Little Storm is currently staying with Raynham Animal Control Officer Linda Brackett until the kitten is old enough to get adopted. Several people have already expressed interest in giving a home to the resilient kitten.Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
In a similar story last month, two Good Samaritans in Californiacame to the aid of a mother duck in distressbecause her ducklings were trapped in a storm drain. Crystal Guinnane and her husband Gary shared a pair of TikTok videos explaining that they were driving to get lunch when they spotted the duck quacking and looking “visibly distressed.”
“My mama heart told me something was wrong, and I had a feeling that she had lost her babies in the storm drain,” Crystal wrote in the caption of the first video.
Gary Guinnane brings a duckling to safety after it got trapped in a storm drain.
According to Crystal, there were nine ducklings in all, but one had died before she and Gary arrived. “We were able to save all eight of them,” she wrote.
source: people.com
