By Saree Miller & Gari Voss
The sound of a kitten in misery reached the ears of Joe Leverance as he labored at Baker Allegan Studios on the afternoon of Monday, October 23, 2023.
“I sent Deb out to see if she could determine where the kitten was, but she could not locate it,” defined Joe. “When I got up about 3:30am on Tuesday morning of Oct. 24th, the sound still echoed around us.”
It was not till about 6pm on Tuesday that Joe determined it was time to ship out a message on Allegan County Informed to hunt help. “People started showing up and trying to locate the source of the screaming kitten.”
As Saree Miller described, “It was raining on Tuesday evening, Oct. 24, 2023, but after seeing a post on Allegan Informed from “Joe At-Baker” relating to a kitten caught beneath the bridge within the Old Mill District, Butch and I went right down to see if they may do something to seek out the supply of the sound.”
The couple arrived to seek out 7 individuals already working onerous on the rescue. “Joe, who is Joe Leverance owner of Baker Allegan Studios, had heard the crying kitten from his studio, and posted that he could hear a kitty but couldn’t find it.”
Daniel, a great Samaritan whose final title is unknown, braved the chilly water with none gear however couldn’t see the kitten. Sue Evans, a volunteer from Wish Bone Pet Rescue, and Amy Daughtery, with the spay and neuter program, had some cat meals and a pet service wrapped in plastic to maintain the kitty dry after the rescue was hopefully profitable.
The group may hear the kitten’s heartbreaking cries however couldn’t see it, so Saree known as Allegan Fire Chief Nick Brink as Nick had been very lively in serving to her on the Allegan County Fair. Nick mentioned they might be proper down.
The Allegan Fire District arrived with 9 firemen prepared to assist. Two firemen had floating moist fits, so Fireman Cory Krotz didn’t hesitate to get within the inexperienced water with ropes connected to him. Krotz went beneath the crumbling cement and metal bridge and will see the kitten in a few 3 inch concrete void.
Fireman Jason Baker joined Cory to carry the flashlights and assist Krotz keep in place. Krotz was capable of seize the very young tabby kitten and handed it off to Chief Brink. Sue and Amy put the kitty within the service, warmed him up and gave him some meals!
Saree defined, “This Above and Beyond Rescue took about an hour and a half in the rain.”
All concerned, and people viewing the movies, ship a very BIG THANK YOU to the Allegan Fire District and Chief Brink for his or her rescue. It was a fantastic expertise watching the firemen in motion although it was a particularly distinctive “water rescue”.
Chief Brink shared, “It is rewarding and one of the benefits of our job that we get to help others – even rescue cats. Our team enjoys these types of rescues.”
After the rescue, these concerned considered water names for this tiny kitten. Joe felt that ‘Sonic’ would greatest describe the kitten as a result of its cry could possibly be heard via the wall of the Studio. The animal shelter got here up with “Hydro” that appeared to suit and match the old hydro dam through which it was caught.
Overall, all’s effectively that ends effectively. Job effectively executed guys!
