This is the heart-warming moment a good Samaritan braves a filthy canal to rescue a stranded kitten.<br /><br />The hapless moggy fell into the dirty water before scrambling to the side of the waterway yesterday (Thu) afternoon in Bangkok, Thailand.<br /><br />Its faint cries of meow from the female cat were heard by passers-by who were too afraid to wade through the notoriously polluted canals. <br /><br />But one man bravely removed his top - and despite not being a strong swimmer - used a polystyrene box as a float to negotiate the deepest part of the water. <br /><br />He was even carrying a large net in his free hand, which he then used to scoop up the kitten and pass it to a neighbour whose house backs onto the canal.<br /><br />The endearing scene was filmed by onlooker Rimklong Sammakkhi, 37, who said the man was a ''hero''.<br /><br />She added: ''The car was stuck and couldn't get out. I think everybody has to say thank you to this man who rescued the cat. The water is not clean and he was very brave to go inside.''<br /><br />Rim said the cat has now been 'adopted' by one of the residents. She added: ''The kitten was only small, and still young. I think it could have lost its mother and then fallen into the canal. It will be taken care of now by people who live there.''
