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Fairbanks man falls after rescuing cat from tree
A Fairbanks man is in intensive care at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with injuries suffered in a fall after he rescued a cat from a tree.
A Fairbanks man is in intensive care at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with injuries suffered in a fall after he rescued a cat from a tree.
The hospital reports Friday that Joe Fletcher is in serious condition.
The 73-year-old had a torn aorta, broken ribs and brain swelling after falling 25 feet Saturday from a tree at a home.
He had just retrieved a cat named Sam, who was chased up the tree by a dog and refused to come down. Pet owner Jenny Ray called Fletcher who has operated the J and E Trees business for 30 years.
Employee Chris Held told The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Fletcher rescued the cat as a favor.
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