A wise and mystical cat has saved a lost mountaineer in Switzerland

As if you need another reason to love our furry feline friends...

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by Shanna Jones |
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This mountaineer got into a bit of a sticky situation up in the Alps near Gimmelwald, Switzerland.

A Hungarian Reddit user, calling himself 'sc4s2cg' told the people of the internet how he'd got lost on a leisurely hike after spraining his ankle.

He became disorientated after his usual route back was blocked due to it being outside ski season.

He sat down and started to panic when a cute cat wandered up to him.

He posted: “[The cat] was just wandering around, [then] found me while I was resting from a hike,” he said.

“Gimmelwald is a tiny, tiny stunningly beautiful village, I actually got ‘lost’ in the surrounding mountains.

“It was the end of ski season when I got to Lauterbrunnen, so the lifts weren't working and some of the trails were closed.”

Many people die mountaineering every year so the walker was understandable worried. However in an adorable twist of fate the little cat 'motioned' for the man to follow him.

The main claimed: "She kept looking at me to follow and led me straight to the path that would take me back down to the valley."

Since the post, many other Reddit users have claimed to have seen this very wise, mysterious feline. Several people posted 'sightings' of the cat and one person even uploaded a video from 2013.

It came out afterwards that the cat belongs to a couple who own a nearby hostel.

Phew, that was close! What a furry hero.

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