A man who tried to rescue a cat perched high in a tall tree was rescued by firefighters overnight in North Hills.

Residents said the cat has been in the tree on North Burnett Avenue for at least a day or two. When a man climbed the tree Wednesday night to help out, he became stuck for about two hours.

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Firefighters used a ladder to bring the man down, but the cat remained high up on a branch Thursday morning.

"The cat's been crying since yesterday," one resident said.

The cat's owner was at the scene, trying to coax her down.

The man was not injured after the failed rescue attempt.

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