A whisker away from doom, Coco spent 24 hours perched in peril atop an electricity pole in the Mearns.
Concerned St Cyrus couple Bob and Moira Moir contacted Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution as their cat looked certain to lose at least one of her lives.
After a day, Ian Robertson and Brian Barclay called for a cherry picker to help the frightened feline from distress, 33ft off the ground.
Engineers cut off local supplies to Davidson Place and called for the farm equipment as a crowd gathered to watch events unfold. Much to the owners’ relief, the pair retrieved the moggy unharmed.
Mrs Moir described Coco as a bit of a shy cat and added: “We’re very happy to have Coco back.
“Myself and Bob are both very grateful for the work the engineers carried out to allow Coco to come down safely. Thankfully the story had a happy ending, as the outcome could have been a lot worse and we hope Coco won’t be climbing any more poles.”
The firm’s local operations manager, Mark Macdonald, said the rescue was all in the name of being a “good neighbour”.
He added: “By phoning our emergency service centre, Mr Moir not only alerted us to the plight of his cat, but his call also meant that our engineers were able to prevent any damage to our high voltage network, which could in turn have resulted in a much longer and wider reaching interruption to supplies in the area.”