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It's Not A Cat: Firefighters Make A Different Kind Of Tree Rescue

BASALT, Colo. (CBS4) - Firefighters saved a little boy's holiday by rescuing his new drone from a tree.

It happened in the town of Basalt between Glenwood Springs and Aspen.

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(credit: Basalt Fire Department)

The 9-year-old was flying his Christmas present when a gust of wind blew it into the tree. Firefighters weren't busy at the time so they came out with a ladder truck to retrieve the drone.

Firefighters said they didn't want anyone to get hurt trying to climb the tree.

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