South Florida Cat Hops Plane To Dallas In Luggage

POSTED: 8:00 am EST January 22, 2008

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- A woman said she's grateful for a good Samaritan who took care of her 10-month-old tabby cat after it hopped a plane to Dallas.

Kelly Levy discovered her cat, Gracie Mae, was missing after she took her husband to the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International airport so he could catch a flight to Texas.

Levy posted fliers and searched her house, but couldn't find the cat.

Later, a man telephoned Levy and told her he had accidently picked up her husband's suitcase at the Dallas-Fort Worth airport. He told Levy when he opened the black suitcase, Gracie Mae jumped out.

Gracie Mae was returned to Levy and her husband.

Levy said she wants to thank the Texas man, who took care of her cat and bought her a pet taxi for the flight home.