A FRIGHTENED cat has been rescued after being stuck in a tree for three days.

Firefighters were alerted to the animal’s predicament by the RSPCA shortly after 2pm on Wednesday, December 28.

The cat had been stuck in a tree on Birch Avenue in Winsford since Christmas Day.

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A spokesman for Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “A crew from Winsford was able to use a seven metre ladder to reach the cat and bring it safely back to earth.

“It was handed into the care of its owner.”