A cat is recovering at home after a river rescue ordeal that probably used up all his nine lives, his grateful owner has said.

Mandy Baker was oblivious to the action on Tuesday which saw a fleet of emergency services rush to the scene in Great Yarmouth where the unfortunate feline was stranded on a ledge.

Eastern Daily Press: Icicle the cat is being kept in for 24 hours after his river rescue ordeal.Icicle the cat is being kept in for 24 hours after his river rescue ordeal. (Image: Sonya Duncan)

She was alerted by an answerphone message from the RSPCA asking if she had a cat called Icicle and to call back urgently.

On hearing he had fallen in the river she immediately thought the worst and was stunned to hear he was alive and well and waiting to be brought home.

Eastern Daily Press: Icicle the cat is none the worse for his rescue ordeal and is enjoying being back at home with owner Mandy Baker.Icicle the cat is none the worse for his rescue ordeal and is enjoying being back at home with owner Mandy Baker. (Image: Sonya Duncan)

"I literally just came in from B&M," she said.

"I had not even got my coat off when I got the voicemail and the news he had fallen in the river.

Eastern Daily Press: The cat launched itself into the water moments before the lifeboat crew arrived.The cat launched itself into the water moments before the lifeboat crew arrived.

"I got upset because I thought he had drowned, then I was overcome with shock that he was still alive.

Eastern Daily Press: Icicle the cat is recovering well after his dramatic RNLI rescue on the River Bure in Great Yarmouth.Icicle the cat is recovering well after his dramatic RNLI rescue on the River Bure in Great Yarmouth. (Image: Sonya Duncan)

"I just hope it does not happen again.

"I think he has used up all his nine lives now,"

Eastern Daily Press: The white cat caught the attention of passers-by who initially wondered what was marooned in the river wall.The white cat caught the attention of passers-by who initially wondered what was marooned in the river wall. (Image: Oliv3r Drone Photography)

Miss Baker said Icicle was an affectionate cat and that she was surprised he had wandered so far from her home in Patterson Close.

She had last seen him in the early hours of the morning and had noted he hadn't come in for breakfast.

Eastern Daily Press: Icicle's owner Mandy Baker has expressed her gratitude to everyone involved in her rescue.Icicle's owner Mandy Baker has expressed her gratitude to everyone involved in her rescue. (Image: Sonya Duncan)

When she picked him up he was cold and hungry and had slept for most of the day.

She had been advised to keep him in for 24 hours and said he was "nose to nose" with her other cat Shadow as they nuzzled up together.

Eastern Daily Press: A bedraggled cat has been rescued by the lifeboat in Great Yarmouth.A bedraggled cat has been rescued by the lifeboat in Great Yarmouth. (Image: Oliv3r Drone Photography)

The cherished pet - part of a menagerie including two dogs, a parrot, and a snake - was being treated to lots of fuss but was "spoiled rotten" at the best of times, she added.

Eastern Daily Press: Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Lifeboat crew sprung into action after reports of a cat that had become strandedGreat Yarmouth and Gorleston Lifeboat crew sprung into action after reports of a cat that had become stranded (Image: Oliv3r Drone Photography)

She said she was hugely thankful for everyone's efforts, from the passer-by Alex Smith who raised the alarm to Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service who initially tried to rescue him and the Great Yarmouth and Gorleston RNLI lifeboat crew who picked him up as he struggled in the water.

Eastern Daily Press: A lifeboat crew was called out to rescue a white cat stuck high and not particularly dry in the river wall.A lifeboat crew was called out to rescue a white cat stuck high and not particularly dry in the river wall. (Image: Oliv3r Drone Photography)

"Words fail me," she said. "I am just so relieved. I cannot express how grateful I am."