Headline Surfer video / Raw body cam video footage of two Daytona Beach cops who rescued a pair of kittens trapped between a wooden fence and a chain-link fence during Hurricane Dorian.
By HENRY FREDERICKDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Two of Daytona Beach's finest rescued two kittens who had gotten stuck between two fences on the beachside during Hurricane Dorian.
Here is a synopsis of what occurred as described by Daytona Beach Police spokesman Messod Bendayan in an email media alert to Headline Surfer and other daily media outlets covering the Daytona Beach area:
Officers James Bissa and Russell Gibbins were called to the 600 block of Butler Boulevard (near North Wild Olive Avenue) around 7 p.m. Wednesday night as Hurricane Dorisan was dumping rain and gusting winds from its outer bandss as it began mioving north from the Bahamas and skirting florida's Atlantic coastline.
A resident in the area directed the respoinding cops to the kittens, who were trapped between a wooden fence and a chain-link fence separating two properties.
"It’s not clear how long they were stuck there, but it does appear that they were on their own while Dorian was passing through the area," Bendayan said. "The kittens’ mother was not found by the officers."
Officer Bissa managed to pull the cats free by sticking his hand through the wooden fence and grabbing them, Bendayan said.
"It’s not clear how long they were stuck there, but it does appear that they were on their own while Dorian was passing through the area," Daytona Beach Police spokesmasn Messod Bendayan said. "The kittens’ mother was not found by the officers."
Officer Bissa managed to pull the cats free by sticking his hand through the wooden fence and grabbing them, Bendayan said. "Other than being wet and stuck, the kitties had no apparent injuries," the police spokesmsn added.
"Other than being wet and stuck, the kitties had no apparent injuries," the police spokesmsn added.
The cops left the rescued kittens in the care of the resident who them for help.