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Max the cat rescued from dual carriageway bridge

News imageEssex County Fire & Rescue Service Max, a ginger and white cat, sitting upright on top of a concrete support to a metal bridge and looking down. Essex County Fire & Rescue Service
Max made his way to the top of a concrete support but was unable to work out how to get down again

Crews have rescued an adventurous cat who got stuck on a dual carriageway bridge, a fire service has said.

Max's owners feared the worst when they located him perched precariously over the A12 at Ingatestone, near Chelmsford, at 14:50 BST on Monday.

They had used a tracking tag to find their missing cat, but were unable to reach him as he was stuck on a beam high above the carriageway.

An Essex Fire Service crew used chimney rods to coax him down by about 15:25 BST.

News imageEssex County Fire & Rescue Service Two firefighters at the base of a concrete support for a bridge, wearing hi-vis jackets and helmets and looking up. At the top of the bridge support is a ginger and white cat, sitting up right and looking down on them. One of the firefighters is holding a long curving stick. To the left is a tree and in front of them is a dual carriageway.Essex County Fire & Rescue Service
A crew from Ingatestone "carried out the purr-fect rescue", said Essex Fire Service

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