"Nilo" was rescued

Hole in bathroom wall became a cat’s doom

After being rescued from the wall, tomcat "Nilo" showed little understanding.(Bild: Krone KREATIV/FF Wiener Neustadt)

The fire department in Lower Austria had to be called out twice for animal rescues that are not quite everyday occurrences. While a pigeon got caught in a bell tower in the Weinviertel region, a cat got stuck in the wall of a house in Wiener Neustadt.

Because of a burst water pipe, a family in Wiener Neustadt actually only wanted to call a plumber - but a little later they also called the fire department! The hole that the workman had chiseled in the wall to repair the damage was apparently too tempting for the house cat "Nilo". The house cat crawled behind a pipe and got stuck there. The fire department had to use heavy equipment to enlarge the hole. Only then could "Nilo" be freed from his predicament.

Pigeon defense failed
The bell tower in Hohenau an der March is actually secured against feathered guests with nets - actually. However, a pigeon recently got caught in this device, causing a tightrope act at lofty heights.

From the bell tower, the pigeon returned to the ground in a plastic basket.(Bild: Krone KREATIV/FF Hohenau an der March)

The fire department had to make their way to the church tower with the crane truck. The entangled bird was freed from the basket and quickly fledged again.