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west valley city's pipe robot "R2d2" rescues kitten stick in drain

Crews tried a camera pole and coaxing first, but it took the inspection crawler's gentle nudges to get the kitten out.

By SLC Scoop StaffOctober 23, 20264 views

A kitten got stuck in a drain pipe. Crews found it with a pole camera and tried to coax it out, but it wouldn’t move.

So they sent in R2D2, a remote-controlled crawler normally used to inspect pipes. It nudged the kitten along until it crawled out.

🎥 Video: West Valley City

💬 What should they name the kitten?

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