A Cat Named Drifter is Safe After Being Trapped in Sewer for Nearly Eight Weeks

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A cat aptly named Drifter is safe at home after sneaking outside and getting trapped in a sewer for nearly eight weeks.

The 3-year-old tabby — an indoor feline who had aspirations of being an outdoor cat — went missing from the home of Clifton Nesseth and Ashley Comstock in the northeastern Minnesota city of Duluth on 18 Jul. His owners presume that he went to check out the construction underway in their neighborhood at some point.

The family, including their 12-year-old daughter, April Dressel, hung up posters and searched across the city without luck. They were beginning to plan a small memorial service for Drifter on Tuesday when neighbor kids came over and said they heard meowing coming from a storm drain at the construction site. The family also heard him meowing as they started digging through the dirt and cutting through the landscape fabric.

“A little paw shot out of a tear in the fabric,” Nesseth said. “It was a tabby cat paw. We tore the fabric more and then his head popped through.”

A neighbor, Dahlia Boberg (16) captured the reunion on video.

“Drifter!” Nesseth is seen exclaiming as he lifts the cat high, while neighbors who are gathered around laugh with delight and amazement. “He’s been under there the whole time! He’s really skinny.”

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https://apnews.com/article/missing-cat-rescued-sewer-duluth-minnesota-f342cefc9e4e1d17885d0d96d48de83a

[Skittles]

1. wow

glad he is OK

kudos to his people for having a collar and tag (hopefully microchipped too)

[Fla Dem]

2. So happy for them and Drifter!!! 8 Weeks, WOW!

[C0RI0LANUS]

3. Drifter has eight lives left. Stay indoors!

[progressoid]

4. Holy cow!