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Voodoo the cat fell 34 storeys and survived |
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Written by Neil
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Friday, 26 December 2008 |
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A cat in Australia fell 34 floors from a Gold Coast penthouse and
survived to see out the rest of his eight lives, its owner says. Voodoo
the seven-year-old manx has always had an affinity for heights and
enjoys living life on the edge.
His owner Sheree Washington
said he often teetered on the edge of the balcony, much to her horror.
She and her husband Wayne first noticed Voodoo was missing about 9pm on
Monday, after the couple had finished dinner. "We searched high and low
several times and he was nowhere to be found," said Mr Washington.
Yesterday
morning, she made the journey downstairs, expecting to find her beloved
cat's body at the base of the high rise. Instead, she found Voodoo with
nothing more than a few scratches.
"I just saw him lying under the bushes," she said. "He was just crouched back in the corner." Voodoo had fallen 34 floors and landed on a bush, Mrs Washington said, discounting any theory that he may have caught the elevator or walked down stairs.
Mrs
Washington said there was no doubt in her mind the bush had saved his
life. Several branches were snapped, clearly indicating where Voodoo
had landed.
Miraculously, Voodoo walked away from the incident with a bloodshot eye, a scratched ear, a cut mouth and a damaged paw.
With news video.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 26 December 2008 )
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