Overview
- The rescue occurred on Aug. 31 when kayaker Carter Taylor heard mewing at a riverside tree, approached in his kayak and the tiny tuxedo kitten leapt aboard.
- Taylor recorded the moment on a head cam and posted it to TikTok, where the footage quickly went viral and was reshared by local outlets.
- In follow-up posts Taylor said he and his partner brought the kitten home, named her Lucky, and introduced her to their dog.
- The couple took Lucky to a veterinarian the next day, where she was treated for ticks and given injections and antibiotics and was expected to recover with medication.
- How the kitten became stranded remains unclear and viewers have speculated she may have had prior human contact, but those claims are unconfirmed.