Local council worker becomes hero for rescuing cat

JOHOR BARU: At first glance, Ammar Hakim Zamsuri thought nothing of a strange piece of orange rubbish bobbing up and down Sungai Segget – but a second look confirmed that it was something else.

What he did next on that Oct 31 morning would make him a local social media sensation and earn him praise from his boss, colleagues and residents.The orange item turned out to be a ginger cat that had fallen into the river and was swimming desperately in search of land.

Ammar Hakim