Orlando Cat Rescue Man Needs Rescue Himself

    Dec. 23, 2005
    The man climbed 50 feet up a brittle camphor tree

    An Orange County man had to be rescued from a tree Wednesday after climbing up it to rescue a trapped cat.

    It happened in downtown Orlando, WESH 2 News reported.

    Chris McNally climbed 50 feet up a brittle camphor tree to rescue a neighbor's cat. When McNally couldn't get down, he got a little help.

    When McNally was rescued, several onlookers cheered. Firefighters also rescued the cat and returned it to its rightful owner. Nobody was hurt.

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