Look: Cat rescued from junkyard car moments before crushing [Video]

Feb. 29 (UPI) — A runaway cat taking shelter in a car at a North Carolina junkyard was rescued from the vehicle just moments before it was crushed.

The Brother Wolf Animal Rescue said the junkyard worker opened the hood of the car to remove the battery before the vehicle was crushed and a cat “took a blind leap of faith into his arms.”

The employee kept the cat bundled up inside his jacket for the rest of his shift.

“With no shelters nearby and no idea how to help his new feline friend, he reached out to Brother Wolf, where his girlfriend works, to try and find the cat’s family,” the rescue said in a social media post.

The sanctuary said a call soon came in from the junkyard reporting that a man had shown up searching for his lost pet.

“We reached out to Lilly’s caretaker, who was so thrilled to hear that his closest companion was safe …