Woman accidentally slipped and fell to death while trying to save her beloved cat

 8:12am, 10 October 2025

A little black cat owned by a woman surnamed Zhong ran out of the house a few days ago and could not be found. Following the meowing, she found that the black cat had run to the roof awning and was unable to move forward or backward. She asked her neighbors to hold on to the ladder to save the cat, but she lost her footing and fell to her death. Neighbors said that Mrs. Zhong was amiable and interacted well with her neighbors. It was regrettable that a tragedy occurred while trying to save the cat.

A 57-year-old woman surnamed Zhong lives on the 6th floor of a building in Taichung City. Her son brought back a small black cat two years ago and has been raising it ever since. She has a deep bond with cats. At about 10 o'clock last Saturday night, Mrs. Zhong could not find the kitten at home. She suddenly heard a series of meows coming from outside the window. She followed the sound and found that the kitten had run to the roof of the 8th floor.

Since the temperature was low that night, she was worried that the kitten would freeze to death, and she was also worried that the kitten's meowing would disturb the neighbors. So she asked two neighbors to accompany her upstairs and asked them to help hold the ladder and prepare to climb up the awning to rescue the kitten.

However, the kitten may have been frightened and kept shrinking. Mrs. Zhong could not reach the kitten. The neighbors were afraid that something would happen, so they asked Mrs. Zhong to get down first and then someone else went up. Unexpectedly, due to the dark sky, Mrs. Zhong accidentally lost her footing when she went down the stairs and fell directly into the atrium of the building. She was rushed to the Daqing Branch of Zhongshan Hospital for emergency treatment, but she still died of her injuries.

Neighbors were still sad when talking about this matter yesterday. Some neighbors pointed out that Mrs. Zhong was amiable and interacted well with her neighbors. She was often seen holding kittens out for walks, and it was obvious that she had a good relationship with her pets. Unexpectedly, she lost her life trying to rescue her beloved cat, which made everyone feel regretful.