Two Alabama fisherman had the catch of a lifetime when they rescued a pair of kittens that decided to swim to their boat.

According to Mashable, the fisherman were in the middle of the Warrior River in Alabama when one of the men spotted a kitten swimming to their boat. The kittens had apparently jumped into the water from the shore, swimming straight toward the boat.

The men in the video can be heard speculating that the kittens were likely abandoned and were desperate for help.

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Jo'wan Bellamy taught in the GNETS program for 17 years and recently transferred to Atlanta’s new behavioral program at Crawford Long Middle School. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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