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"Meet Robert Simmons. Was stuck in his house since last night, when floodwaters began to rise in New Bern. A boat came and rescued him just now. He was sad to leave his father but left with his kitten hugging his neck. Cat’s name: Survivor, Simmons said. #HurricaneFlorence2018"

‘Survivor’ The Kitten Flees Hurricane Florence Floodwater Clinging To Man's Neck | HuffPost

 

Carter wrote that Simmons had been stuck in his house in New Bern since the night before due to rising waters. Simmons wanted his father to come with him on the rescue boat, but the father wanted to stay behind, according to Carter.

“He was sad to leave his father but left with his kitten hugging his neck,” Carter wrote. “Cat’s name: Survivor.”

Simmons told Carter in a longer interview published in The News & Observer, “I’m an animal lover.” He also said he was unable to bring the kitten’s mother with him because “she’s a wild cat.”