A tiny kitten found herself wedged deep inside a car's shock absorber in Sandy Springs, drawing a response from fire personnel and local police before crews managed to pull her free. The rescue ended happily: fire personnel safely removed the cat, who has since been given a name and a new home.
According to Atlanta News First, the Sandy Springs Fire Department saved the kitten after she became stuck inside the car's shock absorber. She's now recovering well in her new home, per that report, and has been given a fitting name for the ordeal: Friday Shadow.
A Tight Squeeze at a Condo Complex
A separate account from Rough Draft Atlanta fills in more detail about how the kitten got there in the first place. The outlet reports the animal became lodged in the wheel well of a car belonging to Nicole Motahari and Brandon Lou at their Sandy Springs condominium complex, Stonington. “We believe he must have climbed into the car at our condo complex, Stonington,” the pair said, according to the outlet's report.
Freeing the kitten wasn't a quick job. Rough Draft Atlanta's report notes it ultimately took three firefighters and two police officers from Sandy Springs to free the animal from the vehicle. A veterinarian who examined the kitten afterward determined she was only about six weeks old and weighed 1.2 pounds, the same report states.
The two outlets differ on one detail: Atlanta News First referred to the kitten with female pronouns, while Rough Draft Atlanta's account described the kitten as male, noting that Friday is now safe, spoiled, and settling into his new home. Hoodline is presenting both references as reported rather than choosing one.
Not the First Close Call for Sandy Springs Crews
This isn't the only recent case of a kitten needing a rescue assist in the area. Per The Cool Down, motorists near Mount Vernon Road once spotted a different kitten trapped in a storm drain and alerted Sandy Springs firefighters, who freed the animal and then brought it back to the station to dry it off and give it food. That kitten found a home quickly too — a member of the Sandy Springs communications team had taken the kitten in the following day, according to the same report.
Vehicle wheel wells, in particular, seem to be a recurring hazard for wandering kittens. In Union County, officers safely rescued a kitten trapped in a car's wheel well on Memorial Day, according to WBTV. That response reportedly involved two officers and an off-duty Union County Sheriff's Office lieutenant who sprang into action after being notified. Police there stopped traffic and relied on teamwork before the kitten was brought to safety, the station reported.
Back in Sandy Springs, Friday Shadow's story appears to have wrapped up on a similarly good note, with fire personnel and local police working together to pull off a rescue that could have easily gone the other way for an animal so small.
