Marty, cat who patrolled Northeast's highest peak, dies after 12 years on duty

[steve2470]

https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/northeast/marty-cat-who-patrolled-northeasts-highest-peak-dies-after-12-years-on-duty/

NORTH CONWAY, N.H. (AP) — A cat who patrolled the highest peak in the northeast U.S. for a dozen years as its weather observatory’s mascot has died.

Marty, a black Maine coon cat, succumbed to “an unforeseen illness,” Mount Washington Summit Operations Manager Rebecca Scholand said in a news release Monday.

Link to tweet

“As a past observer who lived on the summit for four years, I can tell you Marty was a special companion, entertainer and so incredibly loved by observers and state park staff and will be sadly missed,” she wrote.

The Mount Washington Observatory staff have had a cat at the 6,288-foot summit, called the “home of the world’s worst weather,” since 1932. The observatory had recently shared the news that Marty would retire from the mountain early in 2021.

[BusyBeingBest]

1. Aww. Look at that magnificent boy.

RIP, Marty.

[Fla Dem]

2. RIP Marty. Faithful Companion

[Hassin Bin Sober]

3. Two months from retirement.

His job here was done.

[North Shore Chicago]

4. Very regal!

Thank you for your service Marty. RIP