Firefighters rescue cats trapped by high flood waters

One of the cats stranded by flood waters runs across the Sacramento River near the Tower Bridge on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 in Sacramento, Calif. Two cats were rescued after high flood waters left them stranded in trees half-submerged in the river. The animals were eventually saved when the Sacramento Fire Department organized a water rescue, using a small boat and ladder. In the background a turtle swims away. (Randall Benton/The Sacramento Bee via AP) MAGS OUT; LOCAL TELEVISION OUT (KCRA3, KXTV10, KOVR13, KUVS19, KMAZ31, KTXL40); MANDATORY CREDIT One of the cats stranded by flood waters runs across the Sacramento River near the Tower Bridge on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 in Sacramento, Calif. Two cats were rescued after high flood waters left them stranded in trees half-submerged in the river. The animals were eventually saved when the Sacramento Fire Department organized a water rescue, using a small boat and ladder. In the background a turtle swims away. (Randall Benton/The Sacramento Bee via AP) MAGS OUT; LOCAL TELEVISION OUT (KCRA3, KXTV10, KOVR13, KUVS19, KMAZ31, KTXL40); MANDATORY CREDIT

By Associated Press March 16, 2016 1 min read

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – For cats, hell is high water.

And that hell became reality for two California felines on Tuesday, when high flood waters left them stranded in trees half-submerged in the Sacramento River.

The Front Street Animal Shelter created a ramp that would lead the cats to safety, but they refused to cross.

The animals were eventually saved when the Sacramento Fire Department organized a water rescue, using a small boat and ladder.

Both cats are safe and uninjured.