Fire crews were forced to go to great heights to rescue a cat stranded on the outside of a high-rise building in Sydney’s west yesterday.
Abito the cat became stuck in a precarious position when he found himself on the outside of the 18th floor of a high-rise building in Olympic Park.
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Specialist firefighters arrived at the Boomerang Apartments around 12.30pm to find Abito on an external ledge of the building.
Ropes were used to lower a firefighter down the outside of the building to collect the cat.
Despite windy conditions, rescue crews were able to reach out and secure Abito before placing him in a bag to be carried back to safety.
Abito was unharmed and reunited with its owners.
