Owners’ joy as family’s pet cat is found safe and well after 250-mile trip in back of delivery van

A CAT ended up almost 250 miles from home after sneaking a lift from a delivery van.

Owner Alan Vickery, 58, became worried when he could not find one of his two cats — Bella — on Monday evening.

SWNSAlan Vickery reunited with Bella after her near-250-mile jaunt in the back of a delivery van[/caption]

SWNSThe van company could not initially find Bella, but spotted the runaway moggie in their depot the following day[/caption]

SWNSAlan and wife Katrina, above with Bella, jumped straight into their car to collect their much-loved pet[/caption]

Bella would rarely leave their house, in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, so Alan and wife Katrina Vickery, 52, grew concerned.

They had a new bed frame delivered by a logistics company, D4U, that evening – and feared Bella might have snuck into the van to explore.

D4U searched the van but could not find her — leaving her owners fearing she was lost for good.

But a further check the next day found her asleep on a spare tyre in the van at the depot in Dewsbury, West Yorks.

Alan and wife Katrina, 52, made the almost-six hour drive from Tenby, Pembrokeshire, to pick her up.

Retiree Alan said: “When Bella didn’t show up for dinner at 6pm, an hour after the bed had been delivered, we got worried.

“I know how nosy she is and how much she likes to explore – so we eventually figured she snuck into the van.

“D4U couldn’t find her at first, and we thought we’d never see her again.

“So when we got the call that they had found her, we were crying our eyes out with relief!

“She’s home now – I think she’s used a few of her nine lives. And probably knocked a few off ours too from the stress!”

SWNSGreg and Sumayya, the D4U two office workers who found and cared for Bella while she awaited collection[/caption]

SWNSFamily cat Bella ended up almost 250 miles from home after sneaking a lift from a delivery van[/caption]