CAT-astrophe averted after cat survives two miles in car engine

I picked this up from NBC New York. This poor cat survived a two-mile drive stuck in the engine of a car.

The stray cat had apparently crawled into the engine of a Nissan Murano.

The car's owner, Wilfredo Rodriguez, drove the car for two miles and noticed a rattling sound while he was driving.



Stopping the car to check the engine, Wilfredo saw a cat's tail and paw sticking out from under the hood.

Wilfredo told NBC news: "I said, 'Oh my God! I killed a cat.'"

Not quite. The cat was alive. It was extricated from the car's engine and handed over to the city's Animal Care & Control.

Talk about a purring engine!