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'Pawesome Rescue!': Firefighters Save Cat Stuck In Storm Drain

EAGLE COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) -- The Greater Eagle Fire Protection District pulled out all the stops -- and all the puns -- when they were called to rescue a cat stuck in a storm drain.

"Pawesome Rescue!" fire department officials wrote on Facebook. "A Cat-astrophe was averted this week."

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(credit: Greater Eagle Fire Protection District)

"Our crew was able to enter the storm drain and retrieve the frisky feline named Hazel."

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(credit: Greater Eagle Fire Protection District)

"After speaking with neighbors and conducting some Facebook investigation, we were able to reunite Hazel with her owners."

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(credit: Greater Eagle Fire Protection District)

"Thank you to all the community members that gave us information to get Hazel home! It ended pur-fectly!" officials wrote.

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(credit: Greater Eagle Fire Protection District)

Heather Uzdavinis responded to the post, "I cant thank you enough for reuniting our family with our kitten! She is doing great! I truly love this community!! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!!"

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