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Cat found safe after more than 24 hours lost at Denver airport

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Aug. 15 (UPI) -- A cat who escaped while boarding a plane with her owner at Denver International Airport was safely recaptured after more than a day on the loose.

Ginger Thompson said she was boarding a Southwest Airlines flight to Spokane, Wash., about 9:30 p.m. Sunday when the latch broke on her pet carrier and her cat, Breezy, made a run for it.

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Breezy fled through the open plane door onto the bridge, where she fell through a gap onto the tarmac.

The Econo Cat Club of Denver bought Thompson a hotel room for the night so she could remain nearby while the Southwest ramp crew searched for the missing Bengal cat.

Thompson said in a Facebook post shortly after midnight Tuesday that Breezy had been found safe at the airport.

She later shared photos of her reunion with the feline.

"Love my Breezy and the Southwest ramp crew and officer Tiffany Middleton will always be my heroes," Thompson wrote.

Thompson said she and Breezy had come to Denver for a cat show at the Crowne Plaza Denver International Convention Center. Breezy, a veteran show cat ranked by the International Cat Association, received awards in 14 of 17 finals.

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