Cat outsmarts man as he tries to rescue it from a hole

  • Video footage shows the man lowering a wooden ladder into a hole to save a cat 
  • But when he starts climbing down the cat climbs up the hole and escapes
  • Stunned, the man and a group of people watching burst out laughing

A painstaking attempt to rescue a seemingly trapped cat ended unexpectedly when the feline made a speedy exit on its own.

Video footage shows a good Samaritan lowering a wooden ladder into a hole where a tortoiseshell cat appears to be stranded at the bottom.

But the cat has other plans.

Video footage shows a good Samaritan lowering a wooden ladder into a hole where a tortoiseshell cat appears to be stranded at the bottom

Video footage shows a good Samaritan lowering a wooden ladder into a hole where a tortoiseshell cat appears to be stranded at the bottom

As the man starts climbing down the steps, the cat makes a break for it, clawing its way up the sides of the hole in acrobatic fashion.

Stunned, the man and a group of people watching burst out laughing.  

The video of the failed rescue attempt has since gone viral clocking up thousands of views on social media. 

‘Pawkour it’s known as in the cat world,’ joked Cameron Cameron.

As the man starts climbing down the steps, the cat makes a break for it, clawing its way up the sides of the hole in acrobatic fashion

As the man starts climbing down the steps, the cat makes a break for it, clawing its way up the sides of the hole in acrobatic fashion

As the man starts climbing down the steps, the cat makes a break for it, clawing its way up the sides of the hole in acrobatic fashion

Greenrancher35015 added: ‘That cat moved like Jackie Chan!’

And Royal Zak23 remarked: ‘The cat didn’t want to be rescued. He was probably relaxing because the air is cooler down there.’

Stunned: The man and a group of people watching burst out laughing

Stunned: The man and a group of people watching burst out laughing

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