A runaway pet bunny rabbit was rescued by firefighters after an adventurous escape bid from his hutch that saw him climb onto the roof of a three-floor block of flats.

By MARK DUELL

Back in safety: Sophie Witchell and her son Logan's pet rabbit Barney had to be rescued by firefighters after he escaped onto the roof of their block of flats in Southend, Essex

A runaway pet bunny rabbit was rescued by firefighters after an adventurous escape bid from his hutch that saw him climb onto the roof of a three-floor block of flats.
Logan Witchell, aged three, was distraught when he found Barney the bunny had gone missing from his second-floor flat in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, before his mother spotted him above their home.
Sophie Witchell, 28, and her partner Grant Wyatt, 29, spent nearly two hours attempting to entice the white and grey one-year-old bunny to safety using lettuce leaves and carrots.

Adventurous: The three-storey block of flats where Barney was rescued from in Southend-on-Sea, Essex

But the couple were forced to call for help from firefighters battling a blaze in a neighbouring street.
Miss Witchell said: ‘Barney was hanging on for dear life. I kept thinking he was going to fall down because he was slipping down the roof tiles as he got higher and higher. But the couple were forced to call for help from firefighters battling a blaze in a neighbouring street.
Miss Witchell said: ‘Barney was hanging on for dear life. I kept thinking he was going to fall down because he was slipping down the roof tiles as he got higher and higher.

source: dailymail