Raft used to rescue floating cat

Firefighters have used a raft to rescue a cat that was floating on a piece of driftwood in a tunnel.

Emergency services were called to the scene near the suspension bridge in Rennie’s Isle in Leith, Edinburgh, at 12:28pm on Monday.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service water rescue unit loaded a cat box on to a raft and rescued the animal, which was stuck on driftwood in an overflow tunnel.

Firefighters brought the cat back to dry land. It was said to be safe and well.