JOHOR BARU: At first look, Ammar Hakim Zamsuri thought nothing of an odd piece of orange garbage arising and down Sungai Segget – however a re-examination confirmed that it was one thing else.
What he did subsequent on that Oct 31 morning would make him a neighborhood social media sensation and earn him reward from his boss, colleagues and residents.The orange merchandise turned out to be a ginger cat that had fallen into the river and was swimming desperately looking for land.
“Initially, I thought that it was just garbage floating on the river but when I looked closely, it was Oyen (a common name for ginger-coloured cats in Malay),” stated the 28-year-old Johor Baru City Council (MBJB) employee when met yesterday.
“We went closer to the riverbank and I saw that Oyen looked confused as it was swimming helplessly in the middle of the river trying to find something to grab on to,” stated Ammar Hakim, who was on the time making his rounds on the river together with his colleagues.
He and his mates then began to name out to the cat whereas pointing it to a ladder that it might use to climb up from Sungai Segget. Surprisingly, Oyen obeyed and swam in the direction of the ladder the place it was solely in a position to climb up one rung.
“Oyen looked really tired and there were a few people around us just watching the cat. I then decided to climb down the ladder to rescue it, fearing that the animal might fall into the river again,” stated Ammar Hakim, who’s hooked up to MBJB’s Community Development Department.
Mission completed: Ammar Hakim rescuing the ginger cat from the river.
As he climbed down the slippery rungs, the cat turned hostile to Ammar Hakim’s makes an attempt to succeed in out to it.
“I nearly lost my footing on the ladder, but I managed to get a hold of Oyen with one hand before bringing it up,” he stated.
He handed Oyen off to his colleagues earlier than pulling himself up the ladder. The cat ran away instantly after he was placed on the bottom, however bystanders applauded Ammar Hakim for his bravery.“I love cats and I have seven of my own at home. Hopefully, Oyen will not be in the same situation again,” he added.
A video clip of Ammar Hakim rescuing the cat had obtained 2,000 views after it was posted on social media. Johor Baru mayor Datuk Mohd Noorazam Osman additionally shared the video on his official Facebook web page whereas praising Ammar Hakim for his bravery.
“Oyen’s life matters. Thank you to the MBJB personnel who saved the cat that fell into Sungai Segget,” he wrote.
