PD : Where?
Informant : Yes, up there. On top of the bridge
Informant : Was crying, looking down on the ground as if asking for rescue
The crying sounded like a desperate SOS
Then who was crying?
Informant : Over there, I can see it over there
Can you see the black one / PD : Yes
The one who cries on the 15-meter high bridge is
a cat
It's a sheer drop down below his feet..
Sticking his head out on the edge..
The kitten has been crying from a few days ago
It's hard to understand how he went up there..
Informant : It's hard for a cat to access this area
Because it's the inner ring road
with a 4-lane expressway
The inner ring expressway is right above the bridge where the kitten's stuck
Kitten's location
It's car driveways, not accessible without cars
How come he trapped in such a dangerous place like this?
The kitten disappeared in sight..
Informant : Where's the kitten?
Can't find him..
PD : Can you find the kitten? AD : No, I can't! Informant : Can only hear the crying
Informant : I can hear a mere sound of him
But can't find where the kitten is
The kitten used to cry out loud.. But it's become smaller perhaps he's exhausted..
The kitten has been starved and cried in cold for 48 hours
Hurriedly throw a plastic bag with food inside
Ah.. Not even close
At that moment! The crying gets louder
Informant : The black one over there
Looking down on the ground
As if waiting for rescue, the kitten desperately shouts out at people
And then, the kitten disappears again
Informant : Can you hear the kitten?
Man : Nope, I can't / You can't?
The crying stopped at some point
Is there any way to check the kitten's condition?
Found a ladder installed the bridge pier
which is an emergency route that connects the bridge pier to the inner ring road
Heads to where the latter is, driving through the inner circle road
PD : Uh, the door's closed
It's an entrance of a route connected to the bridge pier
PD : Hello? Oh, hi I'm calling from SBS TV Animal Farm
Called the bridge pier management team and asked for cooperation
Soon later, the door opens
A steep ladder led to the bridge pier in one way
A wire mesh floor which seems hard for the kitten to step on
The bridge pier with high height without any safety device installed to prevent fall hazards
Where the kitten has gone?
AD : I just heard the kitten crying PD : You can hear it, right? / Yes
The crying gets louder..
The crying gets louder though..
Perhaps due to wariness, the kitten must be hidden in somewhere
inside the complex structure
Place food and water near where the crying sound comes from
and wait for the kitten
A black kitten carefully comes out from the corner
Seems like his limping right leg is in critical condition
What happened to this little baby kitten?
Can't leave him in such a dangerous place anymore
Next day
As soon as the day comes, the rescue with Animal Protection organization has begun
The kitten can't stand on a wire mesh properly
Starving even for a few days severely harms a kitten in an early age
So the kitten must be rescued immediately
The kitten wanders around, trying to find the exit that wouldn't be found
Although having no clue of where and how to go out,
The kitten struggles to survive
How long this little kitten can survive?
The kitten suddenly sticks his head out
PD : Oh noooooooo!!
Oh no!! You might fall down!!
The rescue team rushes due to the kitten unexpected actions
Install a trap net around the bridge pier
and the crane's arrived
As the crane gets closer to him, his condition's getting worse..?
He looks so weak though..
Instead of avoiding, the kitten stays still, looking front
PD : It's okay, kitty~
Safely rescued the kitten
How's the kitten condition?
Rescue team : I guess the kitten's totally worn out.. Very exhausted
Hurriedly transferred to the hospital and check his condition
Vet : He has sunken eyes due to lack of food consumption
The kitten's about 3 months old
He's very skinny that he only weighs 70-80% of the average
Looks like he had a fracture on his bones for a week at least
The fracture must not be caused by a car accident
The broken bone is sticking out
Perhaps he might have fallen down from the high place
when his weight was concentrated in one leg
and break his leg
One more strange thing is..
There might be damage to his nerves
when the bone fracture occurred
His moves his body sluggishly..
Shows no response to something even though it's moving in front of him
Doesn't respond to the laser light at all
Vet : When falling down, his head might have got bruised and hematoma was created inside his head,
which might be pressing his nerves
His nerves in the brain are likely to be damaged due to a strong impact on his head
Vet : The kitten responds differently from an average kittens
When he was rescued, his sight was poor and had abnormal reflexes
Acting absurdly
He must be having a cranial nerve disorder
What happened to this little kitten who's only 3 months old..?
Where the kitten was found
How come the kitten got trapped on the bridge pier where it's difficult to access
Examine the structure of the bridge pier with a facility manager
Including the top of the bridge pier which is the bottom part of the inner ring road
and the inner part of the bridge pier connected to the entrance route to the road
Couldn't find any hole the kitten could go through
And then!
Staff : Ah, here it is PD : Is there a gap?
Found a hole of the drainage pipe
Look inside with the micro camera
There is the way out to the inner ring road
Check on the road
Staff : During winter, the holes get wider but gets smaller in summer.
Now it's wide enough because it's winter
The width of the hole is about 6 centimeters
Is it possible for a 3-month-old kitten to get inside of it?
Vet : it's possible once the kitten puts his head inside
The kitten must have been frightened because of the cars passing above
He must have been struggled to go inside of it
Not sure about what led him to this place
But the kitten must have struggled to get inside the hole to find the place to hide
The kitten must have had nothing to do much after falling from the road to the drainage
While he was trying to find other places, he must have jumped to this wide space
It's 3 meter high from the drainage entrance and the bottom of the bride pier
If he was fallen to the concrete and steel floor..
The impact on him must have been strong
The kitten has struggled alone with his broken leg and damaged brain nerves..
The kitten endured a tough time and loneliness alone
Vet : We should elp him building up energy first
After he gains strength, he'll go through medical check ups and have surgery to fix his broken leg
Hope he encounters a miracle again as he's survived like a miracle