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Bobcat captured aboard ferry boat

A bobcat that mysteriously appeared on a ferry vessel was removed before people boarded. (Photo courtesy Gateway Clipper)
A bobcat that mysteriously appeared on a ferry vessel was removed before people boarded. (Photo courtesy Gateway Clipper)
By WPXI.com
March 18, 2018

A vessel in the Gateway Clipper fleet hosted an unexpected furry passenger on Sunday.

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Workers on The Empress found a bobcat aboard the boat Sunday morning, just before passengers were scheduled to board, according to the Post-Gazette.

Pittsburgh animal control officers safely captured the wild cat and plan to release it in a wildlife center in Verona.

Read the full story at the Post-Gazette.

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