Cat hangs on to van at 60 mph

The Nebraska Humane Society said staff had never seen anything like this until KETV NewsWatch 7 showed them the video.

Now, there’s a ‘cat chase’ for updates on the feline or someone who may know what happened.

“My daughter says, ‘There’s a cat on that van,’ and I was like, ‘Oh no, that’s a raccoon,'” recalled Ronda Rankin. “When my husband pulls up closer, I’m like, ‘Oh my God, no, that’s a cat.'”

The family captured the bizarre scene around 8:30 p.m. Friday on Interstate 480 between Martha and Farnam Streets.

You could call it “Feline on the Roof,” but there’s no ‘kitten’ around. The cat somehow clawed on to the van going 60 miles per hour.

“It looked really scared, like, ‘What the heck is going on?'” Rankin shared.

So, Rankin had to let the cat out the bag:

“I said, ‘There’s a cat on your roof,’ and I keep saying, ‘A cat on your roof.’ Then, she looks at me and she’s like, ‘Oh my God.’ She looks startled, and so immediately, they slow down.”

Rankin said she saw the van pull over before it was out of sight. The family hopes curiosity saved the cat.

“What happened? Is it their cat? Did it jump off? Were they able to get it?” asked Rankin.

The Nebraska Humane Society wants to know, too.

“We have never seen a video like that before,” said Mark Langan of NHS.

Langan said although it may look like a wildcat, it’s likely someone’s pet.

“I mean how that cat held on at high speeds like that is amazing,” said Langan. “And I want to know what happened to the cat, people in Omaha want to know what happened to the cat, let’s find out what happened to this poor cat.”

KETV NewsWatch 7 asked Rankin if she believes cats have nine lives, in which Rankin responded with laughter: “I do now. I think this one does, hopefully.”

The cat is gray and white and believed to be an adult.

The van’s license plates were too blurry on video to make out. It looks like a burgundy Plymouth Grand Voyager. The people inside are described as a white middle-aged couple. They are not in trouble.