A man in Tupelo, Mississippi, scaled a 25-foot-tall tree to rescue a cat stranded at the top.

Robert B Reese recorded the rescue using a camera attached to his helmet.

The footage from February 2018 shows Reese use a bag of food to lure the feline towards him before quickly grabbing the cat and placing it in a bag.

He said: "I came to know that the 1-year-old cat named Bentley had been stuck for four nights, and rescue attempts with a ladder had failed."

"When I arrived at the location, I immediately spotted Bentley on a branch of a pine tree next to the drive. He was only about 25 feet up, and out on a limb. I unloaded my gear and soon had a rope installed in the tree," Reese added.

"I started climbing. I thought that Bentley would come right to me, but he retreated out of reach when I approached him. I forgot my kitty food pouches on the ground, but the cat owner passed them up to me via my lanyard.

"When I opened the kitty treat bag, it immediately caught Bentley's interest and he came to me. He allowed me to pet him, and I then scruffed and bagged him with no trouble. Back on the ground, I handed the bag, with Bentley inside, over to owner Katie who took him inside for food/water."

'This is the heartwarming moment a cat was rescued after it had been stuck in a pine tree for four long nights.

Robert B Reese, the filmer of this video as well as the heroic rescuer, told us what went down on February 15, 2018:

"I came to know that the one-year-old cat ('Bentley') had been stuck for four nights, and rescue attempts with a ladder had failed."

"When I arrived at the location, I immediately spotted Bentley on a branch of a pine tree next to the drive. He was only about 25 feet up, and out on a limb. I unloaded my gear and soon had a rope installed in the tree," Robert added.

"I started climbing. I thought that Bentley would come right to me, but he retreated out of reach when I approached him. I forgot my kitty food pouches on the ground, but the cat owner passed them up to me via my lanyard. "

The filmer then explained how he succeeded in winning the kitty's trust. He said: "When I opened the kitty treat bag, it immediately caught Bentley's interest and he came to me. He allowed me to pet him, and I then scruffed and bagged him with no trouble. Back on the ground, I handed the bag (with Bentley inside) over to owner Katie who took him inside for food/water."

Name: Robert B Reese
Location: Tupelo, Mississippi, USA