A cat who went missing for six years after darting out of a window has been reunited with its owners.
Missing moggy found six years later
Pauline and Trevor Robinson were left devastated after their beloved pet cat Georgie escaped their complex in County Durham back in September 2016 never to be seen again.
The couple gave up hope after searching tirelessly to no avail, believing the feline had died.
A memorial plaque was placed on the mantelpiece at their home in remembrance of the moggy which read: “Georgie our beloved pet cat forever with us, remembered always.”
The former house cat, who survived off scraps from the streets, has nestled back into his home and is preparing to meet the rest of the family, which includes the pensioner couples two other cats, Charlie and Sabrina, and rescue dog, Bree.
Pauline said: "Georgie was eight when she went missing. We had her as a kitten from the same litter as another cat, Fudge, who has passed now. We were so upset we knocked on doors and put up posters for weeks to try and find her, but eventually we accepted that she wasn’t coming back and that she had probably died."
She added: “It’s a miracle really and we couldn’t understand how she was so close to us.
“My son lives on Front Street and we used to walk down that way with our dog.
“Maybe someone took her in for some of those years because I don’t think she would have survived living rough for that long.
“We’d been out one night and there was a card from the RSPCA put through the door saying they thought they’d found our cat.
“Once they described her to me I knew it was her.
“She went straight onto my knee as if she hadn’t been away – I had a few tears I must admit.
“The RSPCA has been tip-top and it does show that microchipping works.”