Watch: Officer Saves Kitten From Golden Gate Bridge's Center Divide

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The California Highway Patrol likely saved one of a kitten's nine lives when officers rescued the feline Saturday from the Golden Gate Bridge.

A citizen reported seeing the kitten around 2:50 p.m. in the middle of the bridge, prompting officers to check the area, according to a social media post by the CHP's Marin office. Although officers did not see the kitten after a first pass across the bridge, they turned around for another look. With a second look, officers spotted the kitten’s head popping out from inside the movable median barrier that separates the northbound and southbound lanes.

Officers blocked traffic, captured the kitten and safely transported him off the bridge.

The kitten was taken to VCA Madera Pet Hospital in Corte Madera, where he was given an exam and a bath. Hospital staff – which gave officer Matt Smith and the kitten a goodie bag, medicine and pet carrier – refused payment for their services, according to the CHP.

Without a microchip or collar to identify the kitten's owner, Smith offered to foster the kitten and tentatively named him Bridges.

It is unknown how the kitten got to the middle of the bridge without getting hit by a car.

Photo courtesy of the CHP/Facebook