A sweet story comes out of Fort Worth, TX. A 10-year-old boy rescued a kitten after he heard cries coming from a manhole for several days.
“I came over here and I saw this little cat and I went to go reach for it, and it went in there and it started making all that noise again,” Housewright said. The boy asked a neighbor for help when he couldn’t reach the kitten. The police showed up and called animal control.
Neighbors looked on while animal control worked to rescue the kitten. The kitten finally was coaxed out of the tunnel after walking about 100 yards in the tunnel.
Housewright said ignoring the baby kitten was never an option and that he could never leave an animal to just suffer and die. The kitten was found in good condition, just scared, and was taken to the Fort Worth Animal Control to get checked out.
While this was a sweet story with a good outcome, the consequences of falling into a manhole could have been more devastating.
Unfortunately, slip and falls happen every day for humans. This can involve falling into a manhole! A slip and fall accident can be serious and result in various injuries including broken bones, hip fractures, traumatic brain injury, permanent disability, or even death.
The CDC in Georgia reports that nearly 1 million people suffer injuries in accidental falls every year in the U.S. If you have been the victim of a slip and fall accident and have suffered a personal injury, please contact our experienced attorneys today at John Foy & Associates. Our personal injury attorneys understand how devastating a slip and fall accident can be. Call us today at 404-400-4000 and let us begin representing you.
