Posted on 05/03/2025 6:50:04 AM PDT by BenLurkin
Tourists Matthew Nannen, 45, and Bailee Crane, 58, were visiting Inspiration Point at Utah’s scenic Bryce Canyon National Park with their elderly tabby — now named Mirage — when the trio took a fateful plunge on Monday night or Tuesday morning, the Salt Lake Tribune reported, citing the sheriff’s office.
Mirage, who is estimated to be 12 years old, was found by hikers on Tuesday night in a soft black pet carrier and in remarkably good condition...
The fortunate feline only suffered two fractured canine teeth and a few fractured ribs — but miraculously “seemed to have weathered the fall fairly well,” Best Friends Animal Sanctuary said.
Nannen and Crane appeared to be living out of a U-Haul and recently came to Utah from Arizona, with their last known permanent residence being in Florida, according to the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office.
It is not known how the couple fell, but they are thought to have crossed the guardrails at Inspiration Point, according to CBS News.
“She was matted and a bit sore, but is friendly upon examination, as well as drinking and eating on her own,”
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Now 8 of 9 lives left…
Exactly what I was going to say. The cat has more lives than the owners did.
Sounds like a suicide pact to me.
I wonder what the investigation will show.
Mother nature is beautiful but she is also out to kill you if you give her a chance. A lot of people in this country should never leave the city. Stay on a flat paved piece of land somewhere.
Probably more sense as well.
Garfield County...
“….suffered two fractured canine teeth “
Pretty sure those are feline teeth.
If they’d just landed on their feet…
Me, too. I'll bet the cat didn't sign up, though.
Nope, cats have canine teeth, as do many mammals. Humans have canine teeth.
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The cat identifies as a canine
Live long and pawsper mirage, Live long and pawsper
Just ask Dracula
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We had a severe thunderstorm last night in NE Alabama which included a massive hailstorm that lasted at least a half hour. It was like it had snowed. The ground covered with ice. An outside cat that we care for came running onto the back porch while I was out taking in the storm and he was soaking wet, of course, had hail stuck to him and was stunned. My wife grabbed him with a towel and held him and dried him. He was freezing, shaking. Afterwards, he just lay in the floor and slept some. Took a three-hour nap and then wanted to go back outside after the storm passed. It is morning now and it has been 9 plus hours since we saw him. He is usually here every four or five hours wanting a snack. Kind of worried about the old guy. He is a 13-pound Tabby. I am about to go looking for him. And it is still raining here in NE Alabama.
Two Manhattan vets did a study on how cats were surviving falls from 15 and 20 stories.
The vets said from 3 stories the cat is having a fall but from 10 stories the cat falls and has time to relax so that when it hits the sidewalk it lands on first its feet but then the belly and rib cage spreading the landing and dispersing its effect which accounts for many of them living.
“.. was found by hikers on Tuesday night in a soft black pet carrier and in remarkably good condition...”
Oh, it was black …because I was wondering what color the pet carrier was. /S
I know that doesn’t apply to this story but it is related cat information.
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