PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) — A Florida charter boat captain couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw a creature, appearing to be a cat, falling from a bridge.
The Panama City News Herald reports that Capt. Jordan Smith was traveling near a bridge on Thursday when an animal was apparently thrown off.
The 35-year-old Smith said he saw something in the corner of his eye, and heard “splat! Splat!”
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He moved his boat closer, thinking it might be an otter. But then he saw two orange eyes looking at him in fear.
Smith used a net to pull the feline out of the water.
The cat grabbed hold of his arm all the way back to shore.
Smith says the animal has been taken to a vet, and he plans to adopt her.
Her name? Smith said “I’m thinking, Miracle.”