This is the heartwarming moment an abandoned cat was whisked to safety as she teetered on the barrier of the Hammersmith Flyover - after rescuers believe she was deliberately thrown there from a moving car.
The cat, who has been nicknamed Bridget, appeared to be moments from falling onto the busy road when staff from a nearby estate agent pulled up and coaxed her into their arms. A video shot from their office, overlooking the road, captures the cheers and clapping of colleagues as the trio carry the animal to safety.
Bridget is now recovering at the Blue Cross hospital in Victoria, where she was treated for a grazed, bloodied chin after her ordeal on Wednesday.
Leon Gaskin led the rescue squad from Notting Hill Housing, which also included Sara Persad and Breda O'Mahony, and retrieved the cat using a towel and a cardboard box.
"When we saw the cat in such a dangerous situation we knew she needed to be rescued quickly before she fell or was hit by a car," said Mr Gaskin. "We were worried we might scare her when we got up there but luckily she was happy to come with us.
"We don’t know how she would have got up there on her own, so perhaps someone put her there."
A Blue Cross spokeswoman said the cat had been "unable to escape from the traffic rushing past her".
The hospital's chief vet Mark Bossley added: "Bridget is very lucky to have been spotted in time. It could have been so much worse.
"Bridget is a friendly and trusting little cat, who thankfully has survived her terrifying ordeal pretty much unscathed."
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