Bandit the cat has narrow escape from Brisbane River

A Brisbane cat used up one of its nine lives after being swept down a stormwater drain and into the Brisbane River during a recent storm.

Bandit the cat’s narrow escape after it latched on to a construction barge, and subsequent rescue by council contractors, was shared on social media by Brisbane councillor Ryan Murphy.

Bandit managed to latch on to the barge, which was being used for construction of the Indooroopilly Riverwalk, in the fast-moving water, Cr Murphy wrote.

“In a one-in-a-million chance, one of the project contractors spotted Bandit as he drove across the Walter Taylor Bridge,” Cr Murphy posted on Facebook on…