Fated feline falls into River Arun

RUPERT Young thought it was finally the end of his beloved cat, Miss Moon, after she fell overboard into the choppy waters of the River Arun.

The moggy was on board the Fortuna IV as the boat manoeuvred into Littlehampton harbour, only to lose her balance and tumble into the river.

All hope was lost after a four-hour-long search was called off.

Rupert, 42, of Arundel Road, Littlehampton, even penned a eulogy in tribute to the unlucky feline.

So it came as a complete shock to Rupert, a member of the Royal Navy Reserve, when he saw Miss Moon alive and well three days after she was considered lost.

“I was on my way back from the Windmill cinema when I saw what I took to be a small fox stealing fish from a Portuguese fisherman, near the Nelson Hotel.

“I stopped about 70 yards away and the animal just sat down and stared at me. It was surreal.