Incident
Feline good! Cat rescued from A12 bridge
Crews averted a cat-astrophe when they rescued Max from a dual carriageway bridge.
When the adventurous moggy went missing, Max's owners used his tracking tag to find him – and feared the worst when his location was the A12 near Ingatestone.
Thankfully they spotted him on a concrete support, but they couldn't reach him.
We were called today (6 October) at 2.47pm and a crew from Ingatestone carried out the purr-fect rescue, using chimney rods to coax him down by 3.26pm.
It's fair to say Max's owner will be furr-ever grateful.
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Incident number
294765
Attending station
Location
A12 Ingatestone
Date
2.47pm - 06 October 2025
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