Fire and Rescue Services personnel conduct a crane-assisted operation to rescue a cat stranded atop a metro pillar near the JLN stadium station at Kaloor in Kochi on Saturday.
| Photo Credit: R.K. Nithin
High drama prevailed near the Kochi metro’s JLN stadium station here on Saturday (February 21, 2026) as intense efforts were on to save a cat trapped atop a metro pillar.
Fire and Rescue Services personnel, assisted by animal rescue volunteers, were involved in the rescue operation launched following an alert from metro officials.
Initial attempts to save the cat using a crane had failed. The cat was seen moving between the pillars, complicating the rescue effort, rescue personnel said. The operation, which was suspended during the day due to practical difficulties, resumed at midnight after service hours. A team of rescuers from the Gandhinagar fire station were still at the spot around 12.30 a.m., an official at the station said.
Published – February 21, 2026 07:59 pm IST
