We've seen a sheep and a dog dragged back to dry land, and we've seen animals carried overhead through floods, but this situation presented a different kind of challenge. Trapped in a canal, with high walls on all sides and no way out, this kitten was drowning. The story only has a happy ending because a quick-thinking hero was nearby with an umbrella.
Climbing as low as he dared towards the water, he held out his umbrella and opened it, providing a wide, safe space to scoop the kitten up with, and pull it out of the water. Had the right person not been there, with the right equipment, at the exact right time, this poor feline wouldn't have stood a chance. It must have been its lucky day - although it must have lost one of its lives in the process. As for the heroic rescuer? He has helped to restore our faith in humanity.