Elizabeth Wilkins was holding onto hope that if any animal would survive the house falling into the Mendenhall River, it would be Leo, the couple’s resilient big-eyed, black-and-white cat.
In this photo provided by Elizabeth Wilkins, she is shown with her cat Leo on Aug. 3, 2023, in Juneau, Alaska. Wilkins and her partner Tom Schwartz, were reunited with Leo 26 days after their home collapsed into the swollen Mendenhall River Aug. 5, 2023, in Juneau, Alaska.
That faith paid off 26 days after the flood when Tonya Mead posted a photo of Leo to the Juneau Community Collective Facebook page. Wilkins immediately knew it was Leo, the “COVID kitten” they rescued in 2020. She rushed to meet Mead. Ultimately, several homes were destroyed or partially destroyed, with others condemned or flooded. None of the destruction was as famous as the house being rented by Wilkins and Schwartz, with video of it collapsing into the river going viral.The couple returned to Juneau three days later to sort out new living arrangements and to look for Leo.
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