Most cats have nine lives, but this miracle moggy seems to have 250.
A cat has managed to survive a crazy ordeal, after he somehow found himself on the tracks of the Northern line on Thursday morning (February 6). [Featured image: Sean Kelly, Twitter]
The venturesome kitty, named Blitz, managed to sneak past the ticket barriers at Tufnell Park tube station and make his way down the escalator and onto the tracks. Incredibly, he spent nothing short of seven hours hiding in the tube tunnel, while more than 250 trains whooshed over his head.
Sadly he was injured when TfL’s Emergency Response Unit (ERU) eventually found him—reportedly with a broken back and a damaged tail—but Blitz was safely rescued and returned to his owner. All things considered, Blitz is one very lucky cat.
Blitz’s dad Mark Piggott tweeted about the baffling events, expressing total bemusement (and, frankly, providing us with amusement). Mark explained that this all happened on his birthday, and somehow we don’t think he’ll be forgetting this one any time soon.
How the fuck did my cat make his way down onto the track at Tufnell Park tube which is deepest on network get hit by a train have 300 other trains go over the top of him cause the line to be suspended so they could rescue him after seven hours and live? On me birthday? pic.twitter.com/MOpyQKHD6k
— mark piggott (@markliampiggott) January 28, 2020
Mark praises the ‘top quality staff’ at Tufnell Park and his family went to thank them for getting Blitz home safe and sound.
Top quality staff at Tufnell Park saved our cat https://t.co/bgd3gqDIyK
— mark piggott (@markliampiggott) January 28, 2020
Thank you so much!!! I think my wife just came in. Blitz is poorly but you guys saved his life! pic.twitter.com/TeEixLsB9O
— mark piggott (@markliampiggott) January 28, 2020
I’ll tell you what, there aren’t many excuses that Londoners will accept for a whole five minute tube delay. But this we can forgive, I suppose.