April 28 (UPI) -- A Sherriff's deputy in Tennessee climbed down into a storm drain near a local elementary school to rescue a stranded kitten.

Blount County Sheriff's Office shared photos of School Resource Officer Dustin Burger climbing down the drain on a rainy day to carry the distressed kitten to safety.


Shiela Tipton captured the photos of the rescue and shared them to the sherriff's office Facebook page to express her gratitude to Deputy Burger.

"Not a crime but want to THANK OFFICER BURGER for coming out in the pouring rain to help rescue some kittens trapped in a storm drain at Union Grove Elementary School," she said.

Burger managed to produce one tiny soaking kitten, but Tipton said she believed some kittens remained at the bottom of the drain.

"We saved one but couldn't find the others." she said.