“Our animal control officers (Sgt. Kent and Ofc. Sherwood) contacted the California Highway Patrol and Caltrans (they help stranded motorists on the bridge) to help them,” Deb Campbell, of SF ACC, told The Dodo. “Those agencies stopped traffic so our ACOs could work safely.”
As the officers peered down at the very stuck cat, they were surprised to see that he didn’t seem scared or concerned, and instead was just kind of hanging out. Still, they knew they needed to get him to safety as soon as possible, as it was a 300-foot drop from where he was down to the road below.