Good cat news: Rescued teen reunited with cat

BOISE – An FBI tactical team shot and killed an alleged kidnapper and rescued missing 16-year-old Hannah Anderson from the Idaho wilderness. She was airlifted by a helicopter to a hospital as investigative crews moved in.

In the middle of it all, apparently, was a gray house cat.

It was one of the oddest details to emerge in the recovery of Hannah, who was kidnapped in San Diego County and taken across several states before ending up in a remote area of the Idaho wilderness six days later.

A chance encounter with four horseback riders on a wilderness trail ultimately led authorities to them and to the killing of James Lee DiMaggio.

Numerous details emerged from the horseback riders – including clues that led authorities to DiMaggio’s whereabouts – but it was the story of a gray cat that captured the attention of some readers.

Happy ending to an unhappy story?