A worried cat owner in Colorado Springs climbed about 15 metres up a tree to reach her stranded pet on Friday, then needed rescuing herself.

By late afternoon, crews had secured the woman and the cat and lowered both safely to the ground. No injuries were reported.

KKCO 11 News reported that the Colorado Springs Fire Department responded on Friday afternoon to an emergency rescue call near the intersection of Circle Drive and Yuma Street, by the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Center.

The response brought Heavy Rescue and High-Angle Rescue crews to help a woman who had climbed high into a tree after becoming concerned about her cat.

According to Fire Department Special Operations Lieutenant Drew Cahill, the cat had been up in the tree for at least a few hours and was not coming down. The cat owner was worried and climbed the tree to reach it.

Cahill said crews fitted the woman with a harness and used climbing ropes after she reached the cat. After getting hold of the animal, she tucked it into her shirt while firefighters helped lower them both.

In 30 minutes, the department said the rescue was complete and that the woman, the cat and the responders were all uninjured.

“I think the cat had been up for a few hours, at least, and was not coming down,” Cahill said.

“Eventually, the cat’s going to figure their way out and make it down. … We don’t want to see anybody get hurt getting up there.”