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RIO RANCHO, N.M. — Three homeless kittens trapped in a drainage hole along Stephanie Road were rescued this week thanks to the assistance of Rio Rancho Fire Rescue and Rio Rancho Animal Control.

A passerby discovered the kittens stuck in the drainage hole of a cinder block wall Wednesday morning.

Deputy Fire Rescue Chief Paul Bearce was on the scene shortly after the passerby managed to rescue two of the tiny animals.

An animal control officer arrived and helped lure the last kitten out of the hole with a can of cat food, according to public information officer Jessica Duron-Martinez.

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The three kittens were then taken to Rio Rancho Animal Control.

Duran-Martinez said the drainage hole was small, only a few inches in diameter.

She surmised the kittens, who are currently ownerless, might have crawled in the hole for warmth.