1.40pm: Firefighers have retrieved the kitten from a double brick wall at the Mariners on the Waterfront Hotel, Batemans Bay, to the cheers of staff.
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Staff heard the kitten’s cries on Wednesday morning.
It was trapped fast in the narrow cavity within a brick wall and was distressed and unable to move.
Fire and Rescue NSW Batemans Bay firefighter Dave Clarke cut through the first wall with a circular to create room for firefighter Graham Edgar to use a jackhammer.
Mariners’ employee Cori Lei Deacon is giving the kitten a home.
12.10pm: Batemans Bay Fire and Rescue Crews are cutting through a double brick wall to rescue a kitten.
The crew was called to the CBD on Wednesday, December 30, after the kitten was heard and seen trapped in the cavity of a brick wall.
Firefighter Dave Clarke is using a circular saw to cut through the double brick wall.
Station officer Gavin Bell said a jackhammer is expected to be used as well.