A Man Was Reunited With Missing Cat After Lost Lyft Ride
Hey, here's a crazy story from Austin, Texas! So, this cat went missing over the weekend, right? But guess what? The little feline has been reunited with its owner. Here's the kicker: a Lyft driver apparently drove off with the pet. Can you believe that? Wild, right?
KEYE via CNN
Palash Pandey, a local resident, shared that he used Lyft to transport his cat, Tux, to the Banfield Pet Hospital for an appointment last Saturday. "I was sitting in the backseat behind the driver, and I had placed the cat carrier on the floor of the passenger side back seat," Pandey recounted. "Once we arrived, I got out from the driver's side and walked over to the passenger side to pick her up.
But before I could open the door, the driver took off. I banged on the windows and screamed, chasing after him, but he just drove away." Despite making several attempts to reach the driver through the Lyft app, Pandey received no response. He also contacted the Austin Police Department, filed a report, and shared the incident on social media in hopes of finding his missing cat.
Around three hours after filing the police report, the driver called Pandey claiming he had no knowledge of Tux's whereabouts.
Pandey continued to post detailed, real-time updates on Reddit and Twitter throughout his search for Tux. He put up flyers all around town. A segment featuring Tux was broadcasted by a local news station, and they shared pictures of Tux on their social media profiles..
On Monday morning, investigators from Lyft informed Pandey they had found Tux.
Pandey said they did not find her carrier and shared this snippet from the investigator who found her:
"Cat ran up a set of stairs on the back of the building next to it. The team was able to get her caught up at the top of the stairs and she was too scared to jump from up there. I was able to give my over shirt to the team member at top of the stairs to wrap her up in and had an extra cat carrier that I brought with me just in case."
Pandey posted a final update on Twitter and extended gratitude to everyone who had shared Tux's photos and helped disseminate information about her disappearance.
"Just got back from the vet. Tux has clean bill of health. I'm quite sure she thinks she was just playing the game Stray in VR. Thank you everyone for helping. You guys have restored my faith in the community," he said.
Watch the local news video below.
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