A cat has been dubbed a hero after it saved the life of an elderly woman who fell down a ravine by leading rescuers to the scene.
The black puss called Piran frantically meowed until a search team looking for the missing 83-year-old took notice and found her down the embankment in Bodmin, Cornwall.
The woman had fallen approximately 70 feet down the ravine which rescuers say was "incredibly difficult" to access.
Bodmin Police posted on Facebook : "This afternoon Officers from Bodmin were tasked to conduct a search for a missing 83 year old female.
"The female was located by a member of the public who had spotted the female’s cat, meowing in the corner of a large maize field near to her home address.
"The elderly female had fallen approximately 70ft down a very steep embankment, with incredibly difficult access and uneven terrain.
"Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service were in attendance, along with their specialist water rescue team, Cornwall Air Ambulance, and SWAST, and the female was hoisted back up to the field on a stretcher via line rescue. She was then taken to hospital via the Air Ambulance in a stable condition."
They ended the post praising Piran for "saving the day" with a happy cat emoji.
The post has been shared more than 1,700 times and attracted hundreds of comments.
Tamar Longmur said on the post she found the lady who is a neighbour.
She said she had noticed Piran was sitting in the gate to one of the maize fields and meowing at them incessantly which was "unusual", so she searched the area where she discovered her neighbour laying in a stream.
"I'll be buying the cat some treats! Thanks to the cat that I found her, she knew she was in there somewhere bless her," she added.
One woman replied: "Just goes to show how amazing animals are! Well done to all involved and I wish the lady a good and fast recovery xx"
